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Scarab

It's not my job to judge or condemn...it is my job to love.

About Me

Disciple of Jesus Christ (translation: I'm not just a believer--I'm a follower); teacher of sorts; poet; daughter; sister.....more details to come...

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My Interests

God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; the Bible; religion & theology; the arts (theatre, literature, film, writing, music, art, etc.); nonprofit/charitable work; healthy/vegetarian foods; working out; politics particularly as it relates to racial and socio-economic interests, empowerment and advancement; nature; other self-proclaimed 'big kids' (I can loose my mind in a toy store! :) And yes, I have bubbles, silly putty and a hackey sack in my office for those times when I need a break.)

I'd like to meet:

Conscious, self-aware, intelligent, humorous, caring, fun-loving, loving individuals....

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Music:

I love just about all kinds of music. Just about ANY gospel--but to mention a few: Mary Mary, Tonex. Others in my musical mosaic: Rhian Benson, Amel Larrieux, Maxwell, Mz. Fishe, Doria Roberts, Donnie, Goapelle, Julie Dexter, Jill Scott, Rachelle Ferrell, Alicia Keys, Estero, Gaelle, Dana Owens, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, LaTonya Peoples, Zap Mama, Sweet Honey In the Rock, John Coltrane, Billie Holliday, Nena Simone, Cassandra Wilson, Vivaldi, Brand New Heavies, Fertile Ground, Chaka Khan, Kelis, Meshell N'degeocello, Sade, Phylis Hyman, Janet Jackson...

Movies:

Whale Rider, Sankofa, Crash, The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Drive, Stranger Inside, all the Matrix movies, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Ten Commandments (something magical and larger than life in the way it was produced),.......

Television:

Lost, Law & Order (all of them), Commander In Chief, West Wing, ER, Will & Grace, Medium, Stargate SG-1, NFL Football baby! (Go Falcons!!), The Amazing Race, The O.C., Survivor, Orange County Choppers, The Iron Chef, The Apprentice, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Books:

the Bible, Prayer of Jabez, Purpose Driven Life; anything by Zora Neale Hurston, Pearl Cleage, bell hooks, Alice Walker

My Blog

Where's my snow day??

Well after much hype on the local news/weather reports these past couple of days, the snow and wintry mix skipped Atlanta proper and visited the North Georgia Mountains. No real surprise...but I'm sti...
Posted by Scarab on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:21:00 PST

A Special Letter...

Was counseling a friend who was grieving the potential loss of her love relationship. And something in her voice, her energy, etc., caused me to ask her: if God Himself were to show up and ask/tell yo...
Posted by Scarab on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:52:00 PST

True Friends

Was driving to the gym last night and got a call on my cell. My friend T called me up just to say she was just struck by how blessed she is to have me in her life, how she can call me any time and tel...
Posted by Scarab on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:05:00 PST

Have I told you lately...

Have I told you lately   How often I think of you Wondering what you're thinking this very moment What you're feeling If you're ok What's in your heart If you're smiling or stressed   Have ...
Posted by Scarab on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:08:00 PST

Coming Alongside Single Christians

I didn't write this...but I occasionally run across things I feel are worth sharing. So...I share. My hope is it (and any others I may post) speaks to someone. God bless... Scarab Coming Alongside Sin...
Posted by Scarab on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:45:00 PST

Where's That Chrisitan Charity?

Most of you know I've been published in a wonderful book Spritied: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity (I recently did a reading at a bookstore and will blog soon on that wonde...
Posted by Scarab on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST

The Little Things

Ok, yes I admit it. I'm someone who does the little things. And because I'm so often the one nurturing others, it absolutely thrills me to no end when someone does little things for me. It's all in th...
Posted by Scarab on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:30:00 PST

Listen to my lyrics...

Check out my lyrics! My girl Mz. Fishe and I collaborated on a poem I wrote and turned it into song: Doin' That Dance. So go to the page of Mz. Fishe & The New Groove (see my friend list) to liste...
Posted by Scarab on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:43:00 PST

I'm published!!

Just thought I'd share....yours truly has an essay in this recently published anthology by Redbone Press...page 279!  So check it out....support independent publishers and independent booksellers...
Posted by Scarab on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:59:00 PST

Unconditional Love

Unconditional love....I've been thinking about that a lot lately...and periodically over the last year. I believe God has been teaching me what that really is....particularly in one specific nonbiolog...
Posted by Scarab on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:39:00 PST