For Colored Girls: Get ready

For Colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is not enuf.
Tyler Perry has an awesome cast to bring this play turned book, turned movie to life.
11/5/10- Be there.
This trailer gave me chills.
Enjoy

2009 My Year in Review

Hey Ya'll!
Well.. We made it, it's the last day of 2009, and this year went by very fast. I thought make my last post of the year a review of me

Enjoy!
In 2009 I...
Started this blog.

Fell deeper in love with God everyday. Our relationship has been A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Turned 25 years young.
Celebrated my first wedding anniversary.
Went back into the studio as a singer, and writer. Check me out here
Sang in a chorus group for a gospel stage play.
Discovered and became addicted to Twitter. Follow me @ kendence
Was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
Took Boudoir pics.
Made new friends.
Found old friends.
Lost old friends.
Read over 30 books. I posted a few reviews in this blog. Check this one out
Traveled to Ohio, Michigan & Las Vegas
Discovered my love of all things photography related.
Became addicted to HBO's Trueblood
Celebrated 3 years of loc'd hair. I posted a look at my hair over the years here

2009 was a beautiful year, full of ups, downs and turn-arounds, but it was all I could ever as for and then some.

Happy New Year Peeps!! I hope that 2010 brings you love, joy, prosperity, and all the blessings you've asked, waited or prayed for. Out of all the things that God CAN do, one thing he can't is FAIL.

Be blessed!

Great Read: Fifth Born by Zelda Lockhart

Good Evening folks..

On one of my recent trips to my favorite book store (Half Price Books) I made it a point to pick out books by authors that I had never read before... Boy was I in for a treat!

I picked up Fifth Born by Zelda Lockhart.

W.O.W, that's all I can say.

Zelda gives us the story of Odessa, the fifth born child in a terribly troubled family. The book is set in St. Louis Missouri, as well as rural Mississippi. Ms. Lockhart does a wonderful job of painting a picture of these cities from the red clay dirt to the orange yellow sun high in the sky. You are truly in for a treat as you are taken on a roller coaster ride by the Blackburn family.

I don't want to give away the best details of the book.. so with that..

I'm out! Check it out! Support this talented African American woman.

*Peace

Book Review: Act like a lady, Think like a man.

Recently, Comedian Steve Harvey wrote a # 1 best seller. Act like a lady, think like a man.
The book has been the hot topic of discussion for several of my single girlfriends. I love to read, I love Steve Harvey- so I decided to check it out. I have also chatted about the book with several of my married girlfriends, and we all agree that just because we are married, we still have a lot to learn about our men, and what we need to do to keep them and our marriages happy.
My thoughts- Steve is pretty much on point with the advice he is giving to ladies. I even went as far to ask my husband about a few of the lessons that he shares, and my husband agrees.
Steve breaks the book down into 3 parts:
1. The mind set of a man
2. Why men do what they do
3. The Playbook: How to win the game
Favorite points of the book:
Chapter 3- The 3 Things every man needs.
Steve breaks it down into 3 parts for us ladies. 1. Our Support. 2. Our Loyalty & 3. The Cookie (sex) I won't give all of the details away, but Steve does a great job of communicating to women these 3 things and how important they are to men.
Chapter 6- Sports Fish VS. Keepers
Steve uses these two "philosophies" to explain the different type of women that men encounter, and how they treat these women. Great chapter.
Chapter 8- Why Men Cheat
Steve lays out pretty much every reason why men cheat. Very interesting. Great points, and many women-married or single need to book mark this section if infidelity is an issue in relationships for them.
Chapter 10- The 5 Questions every woman should ask before she gets in too deep
Simply put- The business. In my opinion these 5 questions should be a requirement on a first date.
Chapter 11- The 90 Day Rule
This chapter was the main focus of a lunch discussion with a friend. If only we would have thought about the 90 day Rule a few years ago.
Chapter 15- Quick Answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask
Q&A section, it seems to be very straightforward, and very helpful.
All in all. I think Steve did a great job with book, I definitely picked up a few pointers to apply to my own marriage.
Go get it!