BMI will Cheryl get in Award show

Friday Morning I asked the Question…. Would I be able to get into the coveted by invitation only BMI Trailblazers Award where the tribute to The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Pastor Marvin Winans was about to begin.
As I began to get dressed I started thinking about some things. My husband called me to say he put BMW logos on our 22 inch tires. He said he saw the car we have and brand new it was $140,000.00. Baby I released the phone line and began to praise God.
I thanked him for taking me from the 2 door blue Cutlas Supreme with 2 door and one didn't open. The driver’s side window wouldn't let down so we could not place a order thru the drive through window . I remembered the cloth from the ceiling being off so all the black stuff was in my head. I remember having to put a plug together under the hood to get the car to START ( now I push a start BUTTON. I remember having to plug in a fan and hope it would blow now I have my own side of air to control. All I can say is GLOOORRRRRYYY. Okay back to the story.
We got in the car and the taxi driver looked lost. We sat in the car and I felt uncomfortable with the taxi driver. I felt like she didn't know where we were going so I kindly asked her to take me back to the hotel. She said you are making me uncomfortable, I said you are making me uncomfortable and I don't think you know how to get to the place so she turned the car around and we went back to the beautiful Gaylord hotel.

When we pulled back up there they were….. getting ready to pull off and I jumped out the car and started to scream hello ( child I didn't even know who he was) I knew he had won a Stellar Award in 2006 and I knew he was headed to the BMI luncheon. I asked for a ride and he said yes. His name was Mark Howard. Along the ride he asked me to be his manager. LOL. I just went along for the ride. Cause it was FREE not $50.00 that the taxi driver was going to charge me and Brenda. To be continued…..

Lost in the Mail

I didn't receive the invitation to the coveted BMI luncheon awards to honor Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Pastor Marvin Winans but I made it in. What an event! Everyone was there and as I sat at one of the head tables I watched a proud father Pastor Marvin Winans listen to his son sing some of my favorite songs. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some sords for you.
Enjoy.

2008 Stellar Awards - All Access well maybe

I didn't plan this but I am coming to you live from Nashville, TN and I wanted so badly for my crew to be here with me. This time last year six of my closest friends were having the time of our lives. In September I made reservations for the rooms and I was planning for the SAME team to be here with me today. That didn't happen.
I did not plan what has happened. Unfortunately, my son had to work, but two of the people who meant alot to me should have been here but they aren't.
I am here in bed reflecting on how life takes people in different directions. I asked God to keep me directed toward his plan for MY life and this is the scripture I thought about.
Jer. 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future

Anywhooo... We are here! We are residing at the beautiful Gaylord hotel. It is so bad that you are required to pay for the internet, you receive 2 free bottled water per night and the ambiance is amazing.
I called the President of CCP and she is GIVING me six FREE tickets to the award show. SIX.....hmmmm,,,, but unfortunately there is only 3 of us here.

I told the gang that I wanted to meet with Fred Hammonds before I left this place. I had even bought a pen with Fred's name on it because that's how confident I was that I would meet him. When we completed dinner and walked around the corner who do you think was tere?
Well, it wasn't Fred but it was his brother and his personal assistant who told me that he would give me one of Freds movies that was just released. Isn't od amazing?
We proceeded to the lobby and there I scheduled interviews with Dwaye Woods ( he has 5 nominations) Pastor Marvin Sapp also stopped by to speak with us and I met the most wonderful lasy,
Sherri Shepherd, she host the View ( she took Star Jones place) so she will be on the radio show.

God is so good, although I forgot to cancel the second room that my son and y friend would have been in... I was able to sell the room and well if you knw me you know the rest of this story.
So I will be blogging from the hotel and also uploading live video on You tube. We wll call it Candid Moments from theStellar 2008.

Oh, I met the manager at the local mall. They want to do a gospel show next year in the mall. Of course, yours truly will be the organizer of this event. STL.
Well I am off to the BMI by invite reception luncheon and word on the street is I don't have an invite, so will I get in by just going? Calling all saints, calling all saints. Please pray for me.I wish you were here.