Suga Mama on life with Chocolate Droplets
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Jun. 19, 2006
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Juneteenth
It
was hard getting up today. After our Father's Day excursions to Motor
cross 2006 and Go Kart racing, I was wiped out. Not to mention that a
litte cold is trying to catch me.
So dh stayed home this morning to help with the kids so I could sleep
in late. That helped ... a little. By 10:30 I had forced my self push
some nourishment down my sour throat, dressed the 2 year old and blown
my nose a million times.
I knew I wanted to do "something" for school today, but I also knew I
had not planned anything for today. I further knew that if I did plan something for today, that it was not getting done.
Actually, I did plan to attend the Juneteenth celebration
in the city today. I was reminded of the holiday last week in the
library when I spotted two books about it. In short, its a day that
commemorates the ending of slavery in America for African American
people. So we read what it was and what it means for us today as
African Americans. We played an old slave game with popcorn
called The Old Grey Mare while sitting outside on a blanket. Our
celebration ended with a reading of a fictional story called Freedom's
Gifts by Valerie Wilson.
The day left me feeling nostalgic of my Granny in Georgia, the old
times and really wondering what life must have been like for my
ancestors. I found myslef focusing on the horrible Middle Passage,
and how they must have felt. It gave me strength as I fought this cold.
If my x number of Great's grandmother could endure horrors
unspeakable, surely I could get through the day with a cold in my air
conditioned home, semi stocked frig, lotion soft tissues and cold
medicine! I've vowed to celebrate this holiday with our family from now
on.
God,
Thank You for Juneteenth and for what it means to me. Even in those
days when "hope unborn had died" You were still there and faithful. You
have been the God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who
has bought us thus far on the way, Thou who has by Thy might led us
into the light, keep us forever in the path we pray.
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