Last April on a Sunday, we took one of our "nowhere" drives. My husband was quietly driving a back road and I was occupied in the front passenger seat watching the scenery. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my husband was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, "Nothing." His eyes went back to the road in front of him. After a few minutes, I looked over at my husband and noticed a tear running down his cheek. I asked him what was wrong. This time he told me, "I was just thinking about Pop and a story he had once told me." Of course, because it had to do with his Pop, I wanted to know the story, so I asked him to share it with me. He said, "When I was about 8 years old, Pop and I were out fishing and that's when he told me that the Pine trees know when it is Easter." I had no idea what he meant by that, so I pressed him for more information. He continued on... "The Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks before Easter... If you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you will see the yellow shoots. As the days get closer to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will branch off and form a cross. By the time Easter Sunday comes around, you will see that most of the Pine trees will have small yellow crosses on all of the tallest shoots." I turned to look out the window and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a week before Easter, and you could see all of the trees with the tall yellow shoots stretching to Heaven. The tallest ones shone in the sunlight like rows of tiny golden crosses.
My name is Linda Noel i am a African American This Blog is about what i did on Martin Luther Kings Birthday This is a tradition in my house hold. Every year my children and grand children sits around our breakfast table and discuss about Martin Luther King and other African Americans i find this date to inform my children of the past and what it means to be black in America . Most of what i talk to my children about is not discussed in the School System and since i am the older head of my household i am here to teach them where we came from and the challenges our fore fathers had to face to get where we are now. I told my children things are better now i showed my 10 year old grand Daughter my blog i had posted on Martin Luther Kings Birthday. Someone ruined it and it was deleted why i don't know. I am not the one that ruined it so why was it deleted. Today i choose to put it back up. if you don't like my blog. don't comment just don't say nothing at all i see and read people blogs all the time some i like some i don't like but i will never put anything Negative on anyone elses work. Thank you Please no question. or ask me what happened REPOSTING MY BLOG
My day has been quiet.Celebrated Martin Luther KIng Day with a great breakfast and remembering all the great things that Martin Luther King did to help all Americans with my grandchildren. This is one thing i truly hope that they will keep this tradition and pass it on to thier children and grandchildren to keep his hope and dream alive. Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Linda Noel Hugs
Happy Birthday (Tribute Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family. In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation. He was ready, then, early in December, 1955, to accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States, the bus boycott described by Gunnar Jahn in his presentation speech in honor of the laureate. The boycott lasted 382 days. On December 21, 1956, after the Supreme Court of the United States had declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses, Negroes and whites rode the buses as equals. During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal abuse, but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank. In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
I thought this would make a nice blog Thanksgiving Story Bracelet With this bracelet you will know (Start with a pipe cleaner.) The first Thanksgiving that was long, long ago. The Pilgrims set sail from far away On the Mayflower with tall white sails. (Insert a white bead.) They sailed many days across the ocean blue. (Add a blue bead.) The seas were rough, but the ship came through. At last they spotted land so green. (String on a green bead.) They were so happy they cheered and screamed. The first year was so hard and black. (Now a black bead.) Many died and wished that they could go back. But the Native Americans gave them a hand And helped them survive in the strange new land. They decided to celebrate in a special way And that became the first Thanksgiving day. They prepared a feast with turkeys brown (Add a brown bead.) And red cranberries that they had found. (Time for a red bead.) Yellow corn that they had learned to grow (Insert a yellow bead.) And orange pumpkin pies, don’t you know! (Last an orange bead.) But before they ate the turkey and dressing, They all held hands for a thankful blessing. (Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner to make a bracelet.) un-known
Dear Lord, Today we honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best when they were called upon to serve and protect their country. We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service in the continual struggle to preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country’s heritage, for all of us. Bless them abundantly for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made for their many different contributions to America’s victories over tyranny and oppression. We respect them, we thank them, we honor them, we are proud of them, and we pray that you will watch over these special people and bless them with peace and happiness. In Jesus’ name we pray; Amen.
Hello everyone this is one of my youngest grandson out of 14 his name is Seven he was six when this video was made . today i went on my daughters youtube page and saw the video thought i would share it with my friends here . Seven is smart in school and believes in the Lord Seven Lives in Detroit and i couldn't believe that he knew all the bus routes from the East side of town to the west i enjoyed watching the video because i miss my Grandson and family in Detroit. I plan to visit them soon. hope you enjoy as much as i did.
Friday, July 11, 2014 You are reading from the book Today's Gift Always think of what you have to do as easy and it will become so. —Emile Corie How we think about the activities before us is very important. If we think cleaning the garage is hard, dirty, and no chance for fun, that's just how it will feel. We'll be tired before we even begin. However, if we approach it like a treasure hunt, expecting to rediscover some long-forgotten treasures, we'll enjoy the task. In fact, it will feel like a game. The thoughts we carry in our minds determine whether our tasks are fun or not. What good fortune it is that we can control those thoughts. If we approach an assignment for school or a job believing that we're able to do it, that it's not too hard for us, we'll finish with ease. Our thoughts determine our successes. In this way, our lives are in our own hands. How much better can I make my life today?
Happy Birthday (Tribute Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family. In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation. He was ready, then, early in December, 1955, to accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States, the bus boycott described by Gunnar Jahn in his presentation speech in honor of the laureate. The boycott lasted 382 days. On December 21, 1956, after the Supreme Court of the United States had declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses, Negroes and whites rode the buses as equals. During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal abuse, but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank. In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year period between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience. and inspiring his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was arrested upwards of twenty times and assaulted at least four times; he was awarded five honorary degrees; was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963; and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.
I thought this would make a nice blog Thanksgiving Story Bracelet With this bracelet you will know (Start with a pipe cleaner.) The first Thanksgiving that was long, long ago. The Pilgrims set sail from far away On the Mayflower with tall white sails. (Insert a white bead.) They sailed many days across the ocean blue. (Add a blue bead.) The seas were rough, but the ship came through. At last they spotted land so green. (String on a green bead.) They were so happy they cheered and screamed. The first year was so hard and black. (Now a black bead.) Many died and wished that they could go back. But the Native Americans gave them a hand And helped them survive in the strange new land. They decided to celebrate in a special way And that became the first Thanksgiving day. They prepared a feast with turkeys brown (Add a brown bead.) And red cranberries that they had found. (Time for a red bead.) Yellow corn that they had learned to grow (Insert a yellow bead.) And orange pumpkin pies, don’t you know! (Last an orange bead.) But before they ate the turkey and dressing, They all held hands for a thankful blessing. (Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner to make a bracelet.) un-known
