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    Episode 16: By Myself… I Could Not Even Get Outside of the Parking Lot! (VIDEO)

    September 11, 2013 /

    Lela Jefferson Fagan the host of the “Memoirs of a Black Girl Podcast Series” shares her testimony of passing her road test and acquiring her first car!  

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    PRAY First. Proceed with God.

    STOP! PRAY First. Proceed With God. @LelaJefferson

    June 3, 2013

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Three

    August 3, 2009

    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Eight

    August 18, 2009
  • Inspiration,  Latest News,  Relationships

    Babe, Where is the Coffee?

    July 17, 2013 /

    I advise you now, as my reader that this post may seem a bit silly to some.  However, I feel led to share it.  A few months ago I finally kicked the can sort of speak my addiction to drinking Monster Energy Drinks.  See, years ago I stopped drinking them after I had an experience that simply told me I had a problem.  I was on a crowded train one morning on my way to work.  I had decided to close my eyes for the span of time it usually took me to commute from the DeKalb Avenue stop in Brooklyn to my final destination W 34th Street in Midtown…

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    Making that Necessary 180 Degree Turn

    April 26, 2014

    Phenomenal Woman – Ruthie Foster (Words by Dr. Maya Angelou)

    April 22, 2014

    Taking a trip in the Wayback Machine

    April 24, 2014
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    Why I have a Personal Attitude Adjustment Plan

    July 11, 2013 /

    A number of years ago, when I first began working in full time ministry I read a book by Dr. John C. Maxwell called “The Winning Attitude”.  I was led to read the book because to be quite honest my attitude sucked. Many would be amazed to hear that it is actually hard for me to share my emotions.  Yes, you can insert the shocked face here.  Even with being a writer, in real world interactions with others it’s not that easy for me to be open and free.  I don’t know at some point during my life journey I began putting up walls to protect myself from being emotionally…

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    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day One

    July 30, 2009

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Six

    August 11, 2009

    I Just Want To Go Home!

    February 24, 2014
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    Mama, Please Get Your Baby…

    June 25, 2013 /

    It seems that it is now a continuing romance between us and the Mockingbirds that live in the tree that resides on our front yard.  The other evening as the Coach and I were returning home from a long day of activities, we were confronted by the sound of rustling in our outside garbage can.  My brave husband took a look inside and saw that a bird had flown or fallen in since we had left it uncovered.  I followed up his analysis with my own and learned that it was a baby bird that resembled “Cranky Bird” the Mockingbird that likes to sit itself on the roof and look…

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    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Thirteen

    October 7, 2009

    “Right Heart. Right Attitude.” By Joyce Meyer is jacking me UP (in a good way)!

    May 29, 2013

    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Nine

    August 25, 2009
  • PRAY First. Proceed with God.
    Bible Study,  Latest News,  Statements

    STOP! PRAY First. Proceed With God. @LelaJefferson

    June 3, 2013 /

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    Chapter Three | The Diagnosis | Day Fourteen

    November 27, 2009
    ..."but with God." Declaring it OUT LOUD cancels out EVERYTHING the enemy may be trying to whisper in your ear. - Lela Jefferson Fagan

    Say it. Believe it. Receive it. Achieve it. @LelaJefferson

    May 29, 2013

    It’s Your Time by Joel Osteen (In Progress Book Review)

    August 9, 2013
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    “Right Heart. Right Attitude.” By Joyce Meyer is jacking me UP (in a good way)!

    May 29, 2013 /

      “Right Heart. Right Attitude.”; by Joyce Meyer is the book I am currently reading or should I say is reading me.  I was introduced to the book after watching a series of episodes on the subject of “Attitudes” on Joyce Meyer’s “Enjoying Everyday Life” broadcast.  Auntie Joyce’s (what I affectionately call her) program is one of the word-based ones I record on my DVR.  I watch it and others during my devotional time. When I first watched the episodes, it was shortly after moving to Texas to live with my husband, Oji.  We had lived nearly 9 months separately after getting married!  We were/are in that delicate yet beautiful…

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    Making that Necessary 180 Degree Turn

    April 26, 2014

    I Just Want To Go Home!

    February 24, 2014

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Four

    August 5, 2009
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    For Everything Has a Purpose, Even Hornets

    May 21, 2013 /

    Did you know that it is a fact that a swarm of fewer than 30 Japanese Giant Hornets have the ability to kill a hive of 30,000 Japanese Honeybees in just less than 3 hours!  See at 4x the size of the Honeybee, its larger cousin the Giant Hornet is its greatest enemy.  The Hornet kills the Bees so they can feed on their larvae to provide for their own offspring. You may be thinking to yourself, why is Lela telling me this? Well, I was born and spent most of my life in New York City; an urban metropolis where much of our green space is regulated to well…

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    Blackberry and Raspberry Bread

    Blackberry and Raspberry Bread (Dessert Recipe)

    October 10, 2013

    Reconnecting with the Family for the Holidays and Beyond

    December 28, 2013

    Making that Necessary 180 Degree Turn

    April 26, 2014
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    The Lesson I Learned From a Baby Sparrow about FAITH

    May 15, 2013 /

    This past Sunday as my husband and I were leaving our home to do a few errands; we were confronted with a not so cute scene on our front porch.  It was a still and lifeless baby sparrow.  Evidently, the poor little thing had attempted to fly.  Instead, it fell beak first from its nest and landed where we found it. After the initial shock, of our discovery we prepared to remove it.  As we worked together to picked it up and put it away, I thought about the powerful statement the little bird had made with its actions. Even though, it had clearly failed at its first attempt at…

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    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Four

    August 5, 2009

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Seven

    August 14, 2009

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day One

    July 30, 2009
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    Arranging the Soundtrack of a Life Still in Progress

    May 1, 2013 /

    I love music.  It never ceases to amaze me how I can be led to a song that speaks so much about my situation or a period of my life.  Recently I found a song by Chrisette Michelle called “Notebook”. As a writer, the title of the song intrigued me.  However, the lyrics when I heard them and read them, spoke to my soul.  I can honestly say, the song describes the feelings I felt during that delicate moment when my affection for my husband was developing from a friend into a deep romantic love.

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    Book Release: A Perfect Recipe by Heather Lindsey

    August 12, 2013

    This may seem random… You were on my heart.

    June 5, 2014

    Introducing the MommyWriter | Dominique Rambert

    September 9, 2009
  • Latest News,  Poetry

    Who Is Buzzing Around Your Dreams? (Poem)

    April 29, 2013 /

    The other day during my walking workout; I had an encounter with nature. This experience inspired me to write the following poem “Who Is Buzzing Around Your Dreams?”. Truth be told, I had thought I saw an eagle soaring in the sky above me, when actually it was a Turkey Buzzard / Turkey Vulture. I discovered its true identity during my return lap and under closer inspection… I looked down and saw a family of them and a Black Vulture resting underneath a tree. ## Who Is Buzzing Around Your Dreams Be careful of the company that you keep when you are birthing dreams.  Make sure you are soaring with the eagles…

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    ..."but with God." Declaring it OUT LOUD cancels out EVERYTHING the enemy may be trying to whisper in your ear. - Lela Jefferson Fagan

    Say it. Believe it. Receive it. Achieve it. @LelaJefferson

    May 29, 2013

    Spending Time In Your Presence

    April 25, 2014
    Whole Wheat Banana Peanut Butter Bread

    Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Dessert Recipe)

    September 12, 2010
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