tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44521838555530920752024-03-14T07:15:19.923-04:00You Lead, I will Follow: Fearless ObedienceEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-14523025348089588582020-04-15T17:38:00.004-04:002020-04-15T17:46:46.336-04:00Loving Well, Hearing Clearly and Choosing Peace
2020 Made A Sharp Turn
To be honest with you, my family's 2020 started off really well. My younger brother and his wife were about to have another child that is due during my birth month (May 15); my sister is engaged and we were planning her wedding, bridal shower, etc for end of 2020 and wedding in 2021; I had just been accepted into a prestigious theatrical producing program run by the Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-80080792904246591952019-10-22T21:00:00.000-04:002019-10-22T21:00:46.168-04:00Anxious Obedience
The Title Of This Post Is Pointless
You might be asking yourself if that's even a thing? Anxious Obedience? I usually follow the peace. If I feel a sense of peace even amidst the chaos I move forward. I call it "weird peace". It's a type of peace that doesn't make sense when you look at your circumstances. I feel like the last two years have been a continuous exercise in following my Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-84533948552431602922016-04-02T15:44:00.001-04:002016-04-02T15:44:59.218-04:00In Lieu of a Funeral
I had been planning to go out of town with some friends and just have a relaxing weekend of writing and nature at a house called, "Serenity" (I didn't make this up, the house above is actually called that). I needed it. I was beyond exhausted and it had been a particularly bad week at work. In fact, by Tuesday evening I was already done with the week and ready for Friday, Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-3634511560059332482016-03-30T23:53:00.000-04:002016-03-30T10:37:44.355-04:00The New Fight Club
"Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-40412150142706505992015-07-26T15:33:00.000-04:002015-07-26T15:33:17.443-04:00"Wait For It, Wait For It"
I feel like I've been waiting for a lot of things for many years. My favorite playwright once said, there's no clear answer about whether you have to "wait for it" or go like you're "running out of time". I feel like I have always had some sort of ticking clock on my back following me around and I've done all that I know to do. I have said Yes to every opportunity that fell within my coreEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-55083506044155275692014-09-09T15:12:00.001-04:002014-09-11T16:38:04.966-04:00NSITC:Part 3 - I ain't no hollaback girlI was walking down the street the other day and this dude yells out the window of his work truck, "Hey! Yo Baby! Can I take your picture!? ". He yelled more crap about how I looked, I thankfully cannot remember most of it.
Somebody, anybody, please tell me?  Are there women who like this? Are there women who find this flattering?
Listen, I know where I live. It's New York City and Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-65958178695635562512014-07-12T14:57:00.000-04:002014-09-11T16:19:33.581-04:00No Sex in the City: Part 1
In a city of 8 million-plus, people (who don't live in New York City) think it should be easy to find someone. I get whistled at, hollered at, you know, the usual bull from men old enough to be my Father. Or from men who don't actually mean anything by it, they're just bored. Or men who just want to get in and out of your pants, both being fast and without substance.
Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-11579410350562147112013-02-01T17:08:00.004-05:002013-02-02T14:24:55.060-05:00Blaxploitation
Divided
by Ebony Vines
Why in two thousand and thirteen is my color still an issue?
Why does what I do or don't do still break you?
All I see is self worth going down the drain
We beat each other up and call it plain
But why is there no repentance for this pain?
This cycle keeps circling round each generation
We need to quit and bring about some healing and regeneration
Why don't u build my manEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-50251674631252083242012-11-10T14:47:00.002-05:002012-11-12T11:07:50.347-05:00My Beautiful City
“Beautiful City” from Godspell in 2000 - written by Stephen
Schwartz
Out of the ruins and rubble,
Out of the smoke,
Out of our night of struggle
Can we see a ray of hope?
One pale thin ray reaching for the day. . .
(Chorus)
We can build a beautiful city.
Yes, we can. Yes, we can
We can build a beautiful City.
Not a city of angels
But we can build a city of manEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-69748653986884975632012-09-01T00:07:00.000-04:002012-11-12T11:08:20.575-05:00The Joys of Fasting (or How to gorge yourself until you meet Jesus)
I first started fasting in 2007, but not food, media. See, I'm a T.V. addict. There, I've said it. The first step is in admitting you have a problem. I'm such a terrible addict that when I was a child my mother didn't even have to spank me. All she had to threaten me with no TGIF on ABC. If you don't know what TGIF on ABC is, then you've missed it. Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-3830612752807458032012-07-28T00:44:00.000-04:002012-07-28T12:12:01.300-04:00Cooking is Elementary
Okay, so maybe the title for this posting isn't absolutely true. Cooking is not "easy" for everyone and not everyone enjoys it, but here me out. You'll like this, I promise.
Now I'll warn you in advance, I'm not sure this posting is going to be super spiritual as were my previous postings. That's not to say the Lord isn't doing much on this end. On theEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-20375819313511664632011-11-06T10:35:00.000-05:002011-11-06T10:35:02.455-05:00Hiatus I just wanted to let all of you who read, follow and look to the blog to know what is going on with me to know that I will not be posting for a while. I will not be shutting the blog completely down. I just need to take a break for a while. I will send out a notice when I am back to posting regularly. Thank you for your prayers, love and concern. Please know Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-23595158213853848762011-10-03T22:44:00.000-04:002011-10-03T22:44:57.012-04:00What, What, What are you doing?Last fall the question that entitles this blog entry was very much at the forefront of my mind. Once again I find myself in a similar place. I started out this journey last year seeing a very different end than the one I currently have. Don't get me wrong, I knew I would end up back at IHOP at some point. I didn't know when and everything else is different from what I Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-32507211906618260992011-08-22T16:29:00.000-04:002011-08-22T16:29:20.702-04:00I close my eyes, drew back the curtain. . . So, CAST 2011 is officially over. I had a dream last night about the team and I texted them all this morning. I miss them. It was a great summer! God gave me something I had lost a few years ago. He gave me a chance to be a part of something I had longed to be a part of and on a show that is so important for me. The show, "Joseph and the Amazing Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-66375869147660088242011-07-22T21:34:00.001-04:002011-07-22T22:39:37.330-04:00Hey, whatcha Gonna Do, Ms. Jones? We are in the middle of the longest stretch of driving Ian, Emily and I will have all summer. We just finished working at the Ashland Kroc Center yesterday and headed out this morning for our Boston Kroc Center performance to be held tomorrow evening. I love Boston! Or Beantown as my Aunt Carolyn so lovingly calls it; as do many other native Bostonians. After Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-22256350545138007412011-07-17T09:35:00.001-04:002011-07-17T09:43:53.729-04:00Next day, far from home. . . We are currently finishing up our time at the Dayton, Ohio Corps Community Center. In fact, we leave today to drive three hours to Ashland, Ohio. Our time in Dayton has been a joy and the team loved working with the young people here. We had an older group than we have had at our previous camps, so it meant a bit of adjustment to our usual plan. But, we had fun Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-4716074900723416982011-07-09T22:15:00.001-04:002011-07-11T12:16:49.900-04:00CAST 2011 - Performance Dates These are the dates, locations and times of our upcoming performances:
Camp SWONEKY in Oregonia, OH - Wednesday, July 13 @ 7pm
Dayton Kroc Center in Dayton, OH - Thursday, July 14 @7pm
Ashland Kroc Center in Ashland, OH - Wednesday, July 20 @12pm & Thursday, July 21 @6pm
Boston Kroc Center in Boston, MA - Saturday, July 23 @ 7pm
Newburyport, MA in the outdoor Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-84169578848440728592011-06-11T22:55:00.001-04:002011-06-15T22:11:14.512-04:00CAST 2011 - "Oh the places you'll go!"Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
by Dr. SeussCongratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-14103530632546736622011-06-08T00:38:00.000-04:002011-06-08T00:38:45.725-04:00The Nanny Diaries - Chapter Six "The Final Frontier ?"On Sunday evening at 3:20pm I got out of the little red Honda CR-V I had spent so many evenings in, strapped on all my luggage, hugged and said goodbye to two women who have ministered deeply in my life to head on to the next "Jesus Journey".
When I decided to Nanny in February I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was pretty terrified of the experience eventhough I had a peace Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-56551612057733247272011-04-24T15:58:00.003-04:002011-04-24T16:35:38.200-04:00The Nanny Diaries: Chapter Five - "Seeing with the Heart" John 20: 29 Jesus said, "So, you believe because you've seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing."
I have a major issue. . . the above verse, I am horrible with following through on. Here is the bizarre part. . . I can believe for a miraculous healing for anyone. I believe in the ability of people to cast outEbonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-62235411037367041112011-04-11T18:38:00.000-04:002011-04-11T18:38:12.188-04:00The Nanny Diaries: Chapter Four - "Takes a Lick'in" I don't know about you, but I am going to be honest, my affection is not unconditional. One of my favorite quotes is, "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, no deal." I can love someone with the love of the Lord, from a distance once they've hurt me, but they will no longer be to me what they once were. It's just how it works. I refuse to be the fool if I Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-28899469533394383882011-03-27T16:24:00.000-04:002011-03-27T16:24:32.287-04:00The Nanny Diaries: Chapter Three - What a Nerd!So, we are at the one month mark and I am still alive. I've managed to survive all the poopy pull-ups, temper tantrums, naughty chair incidents and Wii mental breakdowns that come with hanging out with two little people. You learn a lot from kids. You learn a lot about yourself and how we treat God through them. I mean, He did ask us to come to Him as little children. &Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-3754045199619368672011-03-23T14:02:00.006-04:002011-03-24T15:08:51.989-04:00In Memoriam: Elizabeth TaylorEcclesiastes 12:14 (The Message) 14 And that's it. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out into the open and judge it according to its hidden intent, whether it's good or evil. Matthew 7:3-5 (The Message) 1-5 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-78121688675946318602011-03-20T19:05:00.002-04:002011-03-20T20:28:38.618-04:00Nanny Diaries: Chapter Two - Poopy in the Potty & The King of PopIf you can't stand potty talk, this may not be the blog for you. I Nanny two little boys so there's a lot of potty talk around here.
Here are my highs for the week -
1. Elijah went poopy on the potty three days in a row!!!!! Wooohoooo!
Now, you know your life is different when seeing poo in a toilet makes you clap and dance.
2. One evening after dinner I realized the Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452183855553092075.post-30120320715685622972011-03-07T20:16:00.000-05:002011-03-07T20:16:18.494-05:00The Nanny Diaries: Chapter OneI arrived here in the sleepy town of Carthage, New York on Saturday, February 26, 2011. But this was not a smooth arrival. Oh Amtrak, when will you ever get it right? Do you even want to get it right? Do you even care?
My train was already two hours late out of New York Penn Station and then you made me sit for another indefinite delay on the train.
Despite Ebonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14332930845116542641noreply@blogger.com3