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Comment on Immortal cells? by suga

suga — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:04:10 +0000

Loved that series and this real event sure does remind me of it. Wow, definitely need to check this book out.

Comment on First thought on Apple’s iPad… by lucylee

lucylee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:06:39 +0000

My goal is an Iphone and the Ipad by July 1.

Comment on Black women and the desire for children, redux by Kristi Ramirez

Kristi Ramirez — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:13:53 +0000

I wanted to add that God did abundantly above for my husband and I! I recall just crying out to God for one child. When I concieved twins (daughter)……WOW!!! After this, one year later concieved our son, two years later another son. Two and a half years later a daughter. FIVE! Like Hannah in the bible; God is an abundantly above God! He wants to bless you with His gifts! He loves you so much! This may sound so goofy, however, It is bottom line with us! We are so thankful and I know He wants me to encourage you today because How great He is!! When you trust in Him, He will do abundantly above for you! He will bless your womb! He will multiply you and you will be a Prov. 31 woman! I love this scripture as it say’s “your children will rise and call you blessed”!!!

Comment on Black women and the desire for children, redux by Kristi Ramirez

Kristi Ramirez — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:05:22 +0000

Thank you for your blog, it is amazing to read of your perspective and great hurts, yet longing to concieve your own children. My husband and I have been down this very path of infirtility and it is a tough road to go down! I do want to encourage all of the women including yourself, ….DON”T QUIT! Never give up! Prov. 3:5-6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path”. Jesus loves us and He is the creater of children and families and His will is that “we be fruitful and multiply and replenish this earth”, and that the “fruit of you body (womb) is blessed” Deut. 28:4!
My husband and I began to declare what God said in His word and it took root in our hearts. We began to believe His word in the bible and He helped us! We concieved twins, they are now 11 yrs. and we have 5 children! Jesus said He is no respector of people….that means He loves us all equally no matter our skin color. He created us and wants us to press into Him and not perish for lack of knowledge! We are greatful for medical help as well and did spend thousands of $$, however, there was no garuntee that it would work. When we chose to believe God, we combined our faith in Him and did what we could in the natural. There He was, met us right where we were! He wants to do this for you and all who will call out to Him! If you have been doing this, again, I say….DON”T QUIT!! Pick up your dream and run toward His miracles!!! He is faithful who promised!! Ps. 113:9 say’s “He makes the barren woman to keep house and a joyful mother of children”. Rom. 4:17 say’s “call those things that are not as thought they are”!!
My husband and I began to declare that we believe you Jesus and thank you for our children coming forth in Jesus mighty name!!! Abraham called what was not as thogh it were. “The father of many nation’s!! God is amazing!!! He will do it for you!!! I say Pick up your dream and run it with Jesus!!! His word is “YES and AMEN”!!!

Comment on Black women and the desire for children, redux by Karen

Karen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:48:48 +0000

I maybe on the other end of the spectrum. I already have 1 child but longed for another. Never had a problem getting pregnant before, but whn I finally decided to go for my 2nd child I found out my tubes were blocked. I was totally devistated and felt like I had know one to talk too or knew what I was going through. The original Doctor I was dealing with was cold and indifferent towards me mainly due to my age. The fact that I was 43 years old and didn’t offer me any other alternatives after doing all these tests. I did find a Doctor who specialize with women who are over 40 and looking to get pregnant. So with his help and prayers to the Almighty I am hoping my dream on another child becomes a realization. I don’t want to ever say I didn’t try.

Comment on Are you passionate about Maya Angelou’s work? Why? by elaine

elaine — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:13:39 +0000

I had once heard (and don’t quote me, because I cannot remember precisely where; it’s been some years back) that Angelou’s claim of being an impoverished sharecropper’s daughter was false; that she was, in fact, the child of a relatively prosperous general-store owner whose clientele consisted primarily of poor black farmers and sharecroppers–and that he (Angelou’s father) was viewed unfavorably by these people, who felt that he overcharged and otherwise bilked many of his low-income customers.

I agree with you, Lu, that Ms. Angelou has a way of setting off my B.S. detector big time. It would indeed be very interesting, I suspect, for someone to run a detailed checkup of dates and events in her tales. I too think there’d be some problems with the reality being in precise correspondence with her retailing of it in many cases.

She’s a terrible writer, in any case.

Comment on Are you passionate about Maya Angelou’s work? Why? by Lu

Lu — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:38:50 +0000

She has modelled herself as an oracle of wisdom and she makes a good soundbite. Hence the popularity.

But I don’t believe a word that comes out of her mouth. I can’t put my finger on it but she has a way of telling outlandish stories (white girls flashing their vag’s at her proud grandfather to taunt him or whatever) and no one questions her. She says all the right things and has this great literary education which came from a history of childhood rape, prostitution & being a single parent? I don’t hate on any of these groups and all power to anyone who makes it past disadvantage but it certainly seems a bit odd that everything bad that could ever happen to someone has happened to her and she’s come through it so eloquently.

Most importantly I came from a lousy family & often had to lie to avoid abuse so I think I may have a subconscious sense in detecting when other people are lying & she’s always set off my radar big time.

I suspect if anyone ever took a good hard look at Maya’s stories & tried to match dates & times they’d find some problems in the telling. Did anyone ever look at whether a trial or death cert for her childhood rapist ‘Mr Freeman’ was recorded? Or whether anyone else remembers any of this the same way?

I’m having serious doubts she’s even black (joking…kinda).

Comment on Black women and the desire for children, redux by Morgan

Morgan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:03:53 +0000

Because I was low income at one time of my life it didn’t deter me from wanting a family of my own one day but my problem was one easily fixed a simple test to determine wheather or not I had PCOS and medication to correct it. How ever my docter ignored me when it came to my reproductive health now more then ever and I’m turning 36 I’v decided to take matters into my own hands by changing my docter and praying. Thanks for your story it gives me hope one day I will be able to have a family of my own.

Comment on Urban lit, street lit or whatever you want to call it by Minister Faust

Minister Faust — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:46:31 +0000

It stuns me that someone could write the title “Thong on Fire” without a hint of irony. That title is so hilarious I would have written it into a satire.

Keep up the good work on the blog, sister. African authors need all the discussion we can get.

Minister Faust
2007 Kindred Award-winning author of *From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain*

Comment on Black women and the desire for children, redux by Jan

Jan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:22:19 +0000

I am so thankful you have the courage to discuss this topic. Infertility is such a lonely journey when you are a part of a culture that produces as easily as they breathe. Sometimes, that’s what I relate infertility to, loss of breath. When others are excited and celebrating, my breath sometimes feels as if it is slowly slipping away. The pain, especially when your infertility is unexplained, is so overwhelming, so unbearable. Just tonight, I went to a friend’s house who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her new grandbaby. Although I am extremely happy for them, my heart aches for the loss I feel that I feel alone. It’s hard to get others to understand so I choose to suffer in silence and read encouraging posts like this. Again, thank you so very much!