It’s been way too long … Oh goodness, almost 3 months! I’ve missed
keeping you guys informed of my incredible journey. My life doesn’t have a dull or boring moment and
why should it? I expect to fulfill every
vision and purpose that God has designed for me. Despite adversity, God has
been good to me and still is good. So where
to do I start …
Well I’ve been out of sight all this time because I was
finishing up my sophomore CD (whoo-whoo) and getting ready for my CD Listening
Soiree (fancy, shmancy).
This event took
place Oct 6 which was my husband’s birthday; he would have been 58 years old. I
made a conscious decision to have this celebration fall on his day. For the
past year, since his death, I have purposefully made special plans for those
special days that would be hard for me to get through. It was a monumental event because it
represented the beginning of my new chapter, a new book, a new journey.
The
church was filled, the power of God was in the place and it was just
AMAZING!!!
And folks, I introduced, for
those that didn’t know, (clearing my throat) B. Renee, the comedian. Yes that’s
right, THE COMEDIAN!!! I was a hit, I’m a “natural” at it, as long as I ignored
my daughter’s BLANK STARE, I believe I was in the pocket!!!! Now that I think about it, I don’t know if
people were laughing with me or at the fact that I thought I was funny. LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT….. (60
SECONDS OVER)
YES, I WAS RIGHT, I’M A NATURAL!!! I believe it was the “ME,
MYSELF AND I” impromptu skit. I nailed
it!!!! (Sorry folks you had to be there, lol.)
The entire night felt like a dream. I thoroughly enjoyed
each moment. I am learning to inhale and exhale as I minister in song and in
words, I’m learning to slow down and take it all in, you know what I mean? And to still hear people say that they were
blessed that night through laughter (my jokes) song, dance, and poetry, lets me
know that the “soiree” was a success. I
took everyone on a journey from the songs on the first CD to the songs on this
sophomore project. These songs came from
great pain and much travail, BUT I am COMMITTED TO LIVE. By the way that’s the
name of one of the song on my new CD, shameless plug and here’s a great segue
... I received a standing ovation for my first video featuring the song COMMITTED
TO LIVE. It tells an incredible story with a powerful message. CHECK IT OUT FOR
YOURSELF. Click the link: B. Renee - Committed To Live or you can go on youtube and type in B. Renee - Committed To Love. Can you tell
that I’m excited???
Please feel free to download my songs from itunes.com, cdbaby.com,
amazonmp3.com, etc. I am really ecstatic about this project. And the feedback from
those that purchased the CD is quite positive and still coming in everyday. This means
more to me than anyone knows. The title of this CD is “HEALED!”
God gave me the
name of this cd when my husband was diagnosed with cancer, the 3rd
and final time. We held onto that word, HEALED, until the end or should I say
the beginning? You are probably wondering what do I mean by the beginning; it’s
all about perspective. My sweetheart was eternally healed. It was the end of
suffering for him and the beginning of an awesome existence with the Lord.
AMAZING!!!!
In between all of this, life didn’t take a break. I’m still a mother and head of household. With my daughter going into her senior year
in college, I made the decision that it would be in our best interest
financially for her to live off campus. (WOWW FACTOR moment) The fact that
she’d need a car to get around for student teaching and also because college room and board is too
expensive…$11,200/year, IT WAS A NO BRAINER. Well folks, let the games begin; the journey
to finding that right room was something I could never imagine. The way people
live, MAN PLEASE, folks got some “goings’ on” behind that front door with the
doormat that says 
You couldn’t tell me they weren’t watching me everywhere I went. In my head I was like, I DARE YOU!!! I thought at any moment they were going to come alive. I definitely have to tell you this story in detail in the next blog. The best way I can describe it is , Rod Serling’s “Twilight Zone” meets “ I love Lucy”.. (Hysterical just recalling the series of events-hahahaha).
AND here’s another one for you… have you ever seen jumping spiders?
(hahahaha). JUST WAIT, THIS WILL BE A GOOD ONE TOO!!! This was another room we became acquainted with. This was a Lucy (me) and Ethel (Heather, my daughter) tag team adventure.
