Givin' It To Ya Straight
Blog URL http://givinittoyastraight.blogspot.com/
Located Greenville, Mississippi USA
Tags inspiration, encouragement, straight, truth, honesty, enlightenment, empowerment
Sugar-coating is a sad and pathetic disservice to both you and the receiver of the information. The truth hurts, but it also heals. So for all those who will listen, I will only Give It To You Straight.
Latest Blog Posts
- You Can Be…If You Choose on Aug 10, 2009 in joy happy happiness peace determination contentment
My mother’s death was the most tragic event in my life. For the longest time after that fateful day, I was sad, hurt, depressed, and lost. Mom’s death was also a major turning point for me, a time at which I set out on a journey. I was out to dis...
- Peace At Last on Jun 29, 2009 in character courage life stand hope comfort faith pain venture trials challenge speak endure reach
Like most people, I was in complete and utter shock on Thursday, June 25, 2009. With every news update, I shook my head in disbelief. Michael Jackson, the biggest superstar in the world, gone. Dead, at age 50. What on earth?I idolized Michael. As a g...
- Still Standing on May 19, 2009 in trials deliverance stand pain endure
I was born in the rural Mississippi Delta to a 22 year-old single mother, raised in the midst of cotton fields by an aunt and uncle who were in their sixties when I was born. I didn't have the best or most expensive clothes; my hair was thick and kin...
- Move Forward or Sit Still on May 19, 2009 in venture challenge step opportunity comfort reach
First, let me start by saying, if I talk a lot about my sister, it’s because I can’t help it. She has become such an amazing woman and an amazing person. Considering where we came from and what we’ve gone through, and what she’s gone through...
- Speak It & See It on May 19, 2009 in life speak faith
There was a song out a while back called "Speak Life". I loved that song; I thought it was so beautiful. However, I didn't know then what that meant, 'speak life'. At a funeral, the granddaughter of the deceased made remarks and she talked about how...
- I Got Your Back (Taken from Psalm 37:1-25) on May 19, 2009 in trust submit courage hope
Don’t worry yourself sick over haters and troublemakers; don’t be jealous because evil people always seem to get ahead.Because very soon, they will be destroyed; they will expire in due season.Trust God, and obey Him; continue in your good works,...
- A Divine Original (Taken from Proverbs 31:10-31) on May 19, 2009 in good character woman respect excel virtue strong
Anybody know where a good woman is? ‘Cause a good woman is worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox.Her husband knows he can trust her with anything; he knows she will never let him fall or fail.She will treat him like the King that he is, and wou...
