2018 August Annual Bless Fest

Lansing Michigan was in annual festival elevation mode this weekend on Leonard Bernstein's birthday (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein) today's https://www.google.com/doodles!

by Patricia Britt

There was Cooley Stadiums Food Truck extravaganza $20+ allowed a variety of taste tests, the first Greater Lansing Balloon Fest, and the cool Lansing Bless Festival at Adado Riverfront Park.

I attended  the Lansing Bless Festival and loved the music of Horn & Holland off of the CD Steps of a Good Man.

Songs:

Thank you
Oh Love featuring Sam Trego on lead vocal
Miracle
Through It All
Steps of a Good Man
All Because of You featuring WE3 on vocals
Steps of a Good Man "radio edit"

There was music on Friday and Saturday including Spoken Praise (Gospel Rap), and many other talented groups. The Bless Festival gave away clothes & sandwiches to the community, and a nice family vibe to the Lansing public.

https://www.facebook.com/TheConnectionAM   See Evangelist Angela Matthews testimonies



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Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul Fare thee Well

Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul Fare thee Well.

by Patricia Britt

Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul fare thee will for every tomorrow.

The Precious Lord allowed Aretha Franklin 4 lifetimes if you look at each 20 year increment as a score, when we're all promised 3 score and 10 in the bible. Maybe the sign of the times in the heavy rain in the midwest and at the Apollo theatre in NY is that Aretha's journey to heaven is complete. New Bethel Baptist in Detroit was her home church.

Aretha Franklin cemented her lovely legacy with the development of Aretha records in the past 5 years. She tried to get an autobiography made about her life while she was living similar to the Ray movie about Ray Charles portrayed by Jamie Foxx. In this time there are many major studios and talents who could bring a Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin movie about Ryan Coogler the Black Panther, Ava Duvernay A Wrinkle in Time, Tracey Edmond Jumping the Broom, Robert Townsend the Five Heartbeats, and so on with many gifted actresses to choose Jennifer Hudson, Vivian Green, Mary J. Blige, Angie Stone to name a few with at least one scene in acknowledgment of other great icons who might be in the same room tapestry when the Queen of Soul would ascend to claim an award with so many somebodys who love each other on the that level of magnificence. We all loved Aretha's Rock Steady state of mind. Even though Aretha Franklin never signed with Motown she and Motown shared hearts.

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Quote

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. by Rosa Parks


Songs

Better Days by Dianne Reeves
Love Me Slow by Bobby Valentine
Cycles by Jonathan McReynolds

2018 Happy Birthday President Obama

by Patricia Britt

Time passes to honor the honorable. A late birthday wish to our patriotic pizazz President Obama still on the job, Our greatest citizen Obama shares our American gratitude and spirit overseas with the Africa Summit last month that heals and unites hearts each year. US love plus world love. Thank you sir. You and Oprah are American treasures with vision.

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Pastor Joshua Dubois

http://www.obama.org

2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summer

https://www.c-span.org/video/?448781-1/president-obama-delivers-2018-mandela-lecture

2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summer President Obama welcomes leaders from across Africa to the Nation's Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders ...

Quotes

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.by President Jimmy Carter

“ The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”  by Kobe Bryant

"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." by MIchael Jordan