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The Shooting of Michael Brown

Photo release by the students of Howard University in solidarity over the recent shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown and the subsequent turmoil going on in Ferguson, MO. This is a definite 'frame and hang' on my blog and anywhere else I can put it. It's 2014! WTH America?

R.I.P. Robin Williams

MSN BREAKING NEWS: Gone too soon, legendary actor and comedian Robin Williams died on Monday. The Marin County coroner said in a statement today that the death was suspected "to be a suicide due to asphyxia." He was 63 years old...

Old School Greek Picnic 2014

We had a great time with the grands yesterday in Fairmount Park at this year's OSGP. The kids wore red t-shirts to show their support for Pop-Pop's fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, and they had a chance to run and play for several hours. They were pretty worn out and fell asleep in the car by the time we got back to our house. Our youngest granddaughter was only with us for a few more hours and Daddy came to pick her up. My grandson and oldest granddaughter stayed for a sleepover and went to church with us this morning. We ended our weekend together with a mid-afternoon meal @ Perkins and then, we took them back home.

Think Twice Before Using New Facebook Messenger App

Facebook is crossing the line with its new Messenger App. I'm posting this information on Blogger and linking to the related article because many of you have Facebook accounts too. Take heed, my friends, and let a word to the wise be sufficient. Make sure you click on the Facebook image above and read the article if you downloaded the FB Messenger app to your phone. After that, you really need to share the article link with anyone else you care about who has done the same...

Autism Awareness & Resources

This is my Pinterest pinboard and it's dedicated to all those who have been touched by autism and the family members and care givers who love and support them. I've been maintaining it for quite a while and it has 1,000+ pins of autism awareness and resources for your information. Feel free to check it out and share the link with others who you feel might find it encouraging and helpful. If you have a Pinterest account too, feel free to follow it. Thank you!

Free Summer Reading Program!

Yo, Philly! The Free Library of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Office of Senator Vincent Hughes, is offering a FREE summer reading program for students in 1st through 5th grade. The program entitled ‘S.O.S – Save-Our-Skills’ is designed to help students retain and strengthen vital reading proficiency during the summer vacation break. They are reaching out with this flyer so people can help spread the word about this great program for youth by sharing it with members of their churches, communities, networks, etc. So, pass it on…

⏰ Quality Time w/ The Grands

We had our two oldest grands with us today, but our youngest was a little under the weather so she stayed at home with Mommy and Daddy. We stopped for ice cream and water ice at the Trolley Car Diner, then on to the Plymouth Meeting Mall for a carousel ride and some fun at Dave & Busters, then on to AMC-Plymouth Meeting to see the movie "Earth to Echo", and then on to McDonald's for a lite dinner before going home.

Our grandson seemed to enjoy the movie, but I'm not too sure about our granddaughter. And, after seeing it myself, I really don't get the promotional comparison to 'E.T.’ at all. Personally, I hate this documentary-style trend that was started some years ago by the 'Blair Witch Project' in which the movie looks like it's filmed by the people in it. Most of them are hard to follow, which gives me a headache, and this one was no exception. Pop-Pop fell asleep several times and our grandson had to keep waking him up. (Bad Grandpa! LOL!) But, if the kids like it, that’s all that matters... and, we did have a fun day with them, in spite of the movie!

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School's Out, Summer Day Camp!

My 2 oldest grands are all ready for camp!

R.I.P. Bobby Womack

I just found out that Bobby Womack passed away today. Also known as "The Preacher" and "The Poet", we just lost another great soul man of R&B--who, ironically, often times referred to himself as "The Last Soul Man". Across 110th Street, Facts Of Life/He’ll Be There When The Sun Goes Down, Harry Hippie, I Can Understand It, If You Think You’re Lonely Now, Inherit The Wind (w/ The Crusaders), Lookin’ For A Love, Love Has Finally Come At Last (w/ Patti LaBelle), Nobody Wants You When You’re Down & Out, Sweet Caroline, That’s The Way I Feel About Cha, Woman’s Gotta Have It, and You’re Welcome-Stop On By are just some of my favorite songs by him. There will never be another voice like his and he will be missed...

Free Summer Meals For Kids in Philadelphia!

Please share this information with anyone you know who might be in need of these meals for their child(ren) during the summer months. No registration or ID is needed, and there are no income requirements in qualifying areas of the city. Summer meal sites include recreation centers, schools, places of worship, community organizations, public housing complexes, etc. Click on the image or use this text link for more details and pass it on!

Happy Heavenly Father's Day Dad

Roosevelt Williams
October 9, 1936 - May 2, 2002

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.
I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.
All I have are memories, and your picture in a frame.

In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place, that no one could ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone.
For part of me went with you, the day God took you home.

No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye.
You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.
A million times I needed you, a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.

Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart,
your spirit lives within me, forever in my heart.
Nothing can ever take away, the love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps you near.

A gift for such a little while, your loss just seems so wrong.
You should not have left before us, it’s with loved ones you belong.
Your memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part.
God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart.

If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to heaven, and bring you home again.
Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

😇 Stepfathers Are A Blessing From God

"Color Him Father" Performed By The Winstons

There's a man at my house, he's so big and strong.
He goes to work each day, stays all day long.
He comes home each night, looking tired and beat.
He sits down at the dinner table, and has a bite to eat.

Never a frown, always a smile,
when he says to me, how's my child.
I've been studying hard, all day in school.
tryin' to understand the golden rule.

I think I'll color this man father.
I think I'll color him love.
I'm gonna color him father.
I think I'll color the man love, yes I will.

He says, education is the thing if you wanna compete,
because without it son, life ain't very sweet.
I love this man and I don't know why,
except I'll need his strength, till the day that I die.

My mother loves him and I can tell,
by the way she looks at him, when he holds my little sister Nell.
I heard her say just the other day,
that if it hadn't been for him, she wouldn't have found her way.

My real old man, he got killed in the war,
and she knows she and seven kids, couldn't of gotten very far.
She said she thought that she could never love again,
And then there he stood, with that big wide grin.

He married my mother and he took us in,
and now we belong to the man with that big wide grin.

I think I'll color this man father.
I think I'll color him love.
I'm gonna color him father.
I'm gonna color him love.

Footnote: In 1969, this song ranked #2 on the R&B charts and #7 on Billboard's Hot 100; the composer, Richard L. Spencer, won a Grammy Award for Best R&B song in 1970. Click on the image or text link underneath to listen to this classic gem, the only one of its kind, which pays tribute to all of the stepfathers holdin' it down out there. And, always remember, as my pastor so eloquently pointed out in a sermon once... Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was actually raised by a man who played the role of a stepfather and his name was Joseph. So, never underestimate the importance of the part you play in God's divine plan. You are loved and appreciated much more than you know. May God continue to bless all of you!