it won't change your life if you don't....but why not see it....?

I saw Red Tails, and it was good.  I'll start there because quite honestly, I'm sure I'm of the unpopular minority when I say, I think George Lucas sold us a bill of goods just to sell a movie, and we bought it....hook, line and sinker.  Now, do I believe that George Lucas talked to "Hollywood" about financing this project? Yes.  Do I believe that they "turned him down"?  Yes.  Do I believe that he went on this painstakingly difficult mission of getting folks to go see the movie to "show Hollywood"?  No.  I believe he saw an opportunity to capitalize and....he did.  My 10:35 AM show was packed out with old folks, young folks, white folks, black folks, and the like.  I can only imagine what the afternoon showings will be like.  It was a fine movie, but truth be told, I was more inspired by the 1995 version that I saw on HBO.  Cuba Gooding, Jr. might have preferred that one as well seeing as how he was young enough then to be an actual pilot and not a commanding officer :o).  It wasn't fabulous to me and it wasn't a must see unless you count the cadre of beautiful black men supporting one another and sticking together in times of adversity.  I will say....that never gets old.  My husband thought the love story line was ridiculous....you know, the part where he falls in love with a woman who can't understand a word he's saying.  I told my husband that Love is a universal language!  And then, there's the business of a prequel AND  a sequel.  Really?!  George Lucas says he's been working on this for 20 years.  Really?!  I believe that George Lucas is fortunate to not really have to know what some movie makers, writers, directors and producers go through when Hollywood says no.  I'm sure Spike Lee has some stories to share as well as my FAMU classmates of Rainforest Productions.  But, I do respect Lucas' efforts to tell his version of a story definitely worth telling.  The Tuskegee Airmen are a bonafide group...respectable beyond measure for their accomplishments and thus their story.   Whether I believe that it was a must see or that George Lucas needed our support to "show Hollywood"is still questionable.  Nevertheless, I'm glad to support a majority African-American ensemble cast and see a story that's certainly worth the effort.  So, like I said, it won't change your life if you don't see it right away, but why not see it....and I did!

Happy Birthday Grace E. Pooh!

My baby is two today!  I never knew I could love so much until now.  It's love unconditional...it's love undefined.  Her sister, Galen, is in town from California to celebrate her "Sissy". We went to Chuck E. Cheese over the weekend and church on Sunday.  Today, we put on our Princess outfit and went to the YMCA, as is our usual.  We went to lunch downtown and back home for an afternoon nap (Grace, that is).  She played and danced and received wonderful birthday wishes and gifts from from family near and far.  And of course....she ate cake.  At this age, she's probably just glad to have put on a pretty pink skirt and eat cake.  For me, it's a milestone of epic proportions.  Her dad and I have experienced another year of love, joy,  the  unknown and the unexpected:o)  I look at her with a grateful heart and wish upon her all God's best for all her days.  Happy Birthday Grace Evan Williams Wesson!

Hey baby it's cold outside...but you can still "bloom in winter"!

My husband and I get tickled every time we walk up the porch or look out the window at my planter filled with Annuals.  Here's the back story...we planted two trays of these same annuals back in the spring.  I put some in planters and some around the mail box in an attempt to go all out with the curb appeal.  We watered them everyday, twice a day.  I added soil, took soil away and....they died!  They all died.  I took up the carnage around the mailbox and put it in another planter so as not to throw away all the soil that might be used at a later date.  Well, we went about our business and basically forgot all about the soil in the planters until just a couple of months ago.  It started blooming some beautiful white and pink flowers and hasn't stopped.  I mean....this one planter that looked to be merely dirt and flecks of grass mixed in has turned into a small winter pleasure.  And when Dale said "I'm rooting for it", it got me to thinking.  We sometimes bloom late in life but it's never to late to blossom!

If you've had a late start in life, don't be discouraged.  You could be a late bloomer with the potential to take off and surprise many....not to mention bring them sheer joy because of your success.  I see it all the time with my single girlfriends who, not unlike myself, waited later in life to get married and possibly start a family.  Sometimes it takes a while to get there, but continue to "yet hold on" because, like my flower, you could run out of the gate and not stop.  I kid with my 28 and 25 year old nieces all the time that they could meet the man of the dreams, date him, get to know him, fall in love and marry him within 9 months to a year... so....2012 could be their "bloom in winter". 

I majored in Biology in college with dreams of being a doctor. The funny thing is.... when asked my senior year of high school what I saw myself doing in ten  years, I said Peter Jennings' job (of course back then I had no idea that you don't just get to do that job).  I went through countless hours and dollars in the name of biology only to "bloom in winter" as a journalist.  I was scared to do what I really wanted to do and chose the option of what I thought would make others happy. At any rate, once I started blooming, I kept growing.  

Run your race with endurance!  If you haven't started running....get started! 

If you don't believe you can run....HEAR ME WHEN I SAY... YOU CAN!

My word for the first quarter of the year is surrender (yep, I'm only planning to need three months to get it :o)  

I'm surrendering to God to fully reach my potential and purpose.  Hopefully, we're all pursuing God's will in an effort to attain love, peace and joy.  The parallel is to do the things that make us WHOLE while we're on the journey.  If you've been hesitant or lackadaisical or outright scared.... or maybe you....like my flower....have people in your life who've given up on you or think you're growth potential is dead...if you do, then know that even though it's cold outside, you can still "bloom in winter"!

EXPECT MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER THINK OR IMAGINE!