Amazing Young Lady

If there were a word that would describe my daughter it would be Amazing. The last year has been filled with nothing but setbacks, heartbreak, suicide, eviction, crazy baby daddies and some substandard doctors. She is a very strong young lady and even though she’s going thru these things in her life she finds time to worry about other people and their children. It all started with a simple headache which led to heart surgery and so on and so on, you can read about it in my previous blogs. We’ve tried in every way to tell her story to the media, but I guess it just wasn’t interesting enough. But balloon boy, a young girl who can’t stop sneezing, and all the other unworthy stories our media thrust down our throats are. Don’t get me wrong, I know that other people have their heartaches and frustrations but this is mine, fight for yours. In spite of all the crap that’s been tossed at her she keeps right on going. Even though the children live in separate households for the moment, she continues to be that “old school” mother that so many of our children lack these days. Her days are often filled driving completely around the city trying to get them to basketball & volleyball tutoring, and all the other activities they’re involved in. But those of us who are believers know that God gives you double for your trouble. All things that seem bad work out for our good.
What’s really ironic, the man who issued the eviction of her family and is being honored for the “Great” things he has done for the community. Of course our local newspaper printed that story, but not her’s, go figure
There is a fund set up for her and her family @ www.maylayent.com if you would like to help just go to the blog spot page. Thank you.

Living with pain & Uncertainty

On November 4th 2009 my daughter went in for her second surgery. She went thru so much this year and I wanted to write about how I thought she felt. But as with so many times before she tells her story best. A fund has been set up for her and her family if you would like to donate. http://www.maylayent.com
Since she wrote this her and her children have been evticted from their home

Hello,

My name is Tikus and I need your help even if it only means telling my story to someone. My children and I were evicted from our home on August 31, 2009. Our local electric company Com-Ed issued me $9,400 electric bill. I have tried to explain to them that I do not owe this bill and that someone stole my identity and had service was put in my name, at another residence. A local charity organization offered me 1200 dollars towards the bill, if I could get the bill down to $1200! Now the bill is no longer the big issue me and my children are homeless.

Please keep in mind that I am a recent heart patient. I was prescribed the drug Imitrex for a migraine and it damaged my heart and I had to undergo open heart surgery 6 months ago. 3 of my children have asthma, and my 2 year old daughter has Vesicoureteral Reflux Grade 4. I am still recovering from the surgery and some complications. I will need more surgery in the coming months because I am not healing properly. I wrote several letters to our Federal Housing Authority asking them to reconsider my eviction and was told I had to put my kids father on the lease in order to get the lights on in his name. However our local office refused and I was evicted. I have been so many different stories and been through so many ups and downs. I really don’t understand why the drug dealers and gang banger can still reside there when they are obviously breaking the lease and other who get the police called on them or there company. If HAJ was to enforce the rules (like they selectively did in my situation) then no one would reside in the Fairview Homes. This eviction has taken a toll on me and my family. My children are very saddened and depressed that we no longer have a place call home. I have to drive around and take them to the park during the day just too pretend that everything is alright. I was recently diagnosed with Lupus I spent most of last week in the hospital because I fainted while test were being ran. I have not healed properly because of all the stress Com-Ed and The Joliet Housing Authority has put me thru. I am in constant pain and can’t get a good night sleep. I take 12 medications a day and sometimes they do not help. I just want to be able to lay my head down sometimes and not worry about weather or not I have to move, or if the sheriff is going to come to my home.

tikuskhudar@gmail.com

Heart Aches-Never Giving Up!

My heart aches every time my daughter hurts from her heart surgery. I can't take away her pain and I wish I could. That is why I am never giving up. So that she can have better health care and doctors who don't look down on her. I will keep on praying and keep believing that things will get better for her. Thru it all she is a very strong young lady, she takes care of her children and others. She has lost her home, and has had to put all her things in storage, and even though things look grim she still finds humor. I will keep reaching for the dreams that have been given me even though it does get hard sometimes. I know that God has a plan for my life and if I don't give up things will happen. I see a better life for my family therefore I have no choice but to keep going. Even when the numbers look bad, and people say no! I have to keep pressing towards my goals. God did not give me visions to sit on them and he never told me it would be easy. If you have a vision keep at it "LIFE" will happen, and on pretty regular basis, you can't stop it. Don't let people in your eardrums don't listen to people who are not where you want to be. Don't listen to people who say, this is how it's done, create your own way. Most importantly remember, IF SUCCESS WAS EASY--EVERYBODY WOULD BE!

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Pray for Kanye

I like many other people wanted to just ring Kanye's neck when he acted like a brat on the award show. He is in a place that a lot of artists, including my own, wish they were in. Doing what he loves to do and enjoying the fruits of his labor. But is he really happy? So I thought about it, prayed about it, and my mind was quickly changed. The conclusion was to Pray for Kanye and I did, here is my prayer for him:

Dear God:

I ask you to come into Kanye’s heart mind and soul. Engulf every fiber and cell in his body, to give him the peace and understanding that he longs to have. Help him grieve for the person he loved the most in this world, knowing that she is gone in body but not in spirit. Lord guide him and let him know, that even though he is not perfect, you are and that you love him no matter what.

Do you have to be a "Christian" to go to Heaven?

The question: Do you have to be a Christian to go to Heaven or do you just have the believe that:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

I asked the question because I have been struggling with the word “Christian” for quite a while. It all came to a head this week when my manager told me that a Hip Hop station was considering playing my new song "Thank You. " At first I thought he said some other song. I thought for a moment, that's interesting. I think a lot of the Hip Hop artists probably were raised in the church. If you can get them to think about God with a catchy rhythm, some non- judgemental lyrics it might change some thinking out there, just maybe. But unfortunately what I have seen and what other people think of Christians; judgemental, mean and unforgiving. Made me wonder what they would think of my song. I sing and write all genres of music and was very hesitant to release "Thank You" to gospel radio because some of them can have a "holy than thou spirit ". What am I going to say if they ask me how can you sing about God and still do other music genres. That is what made me question the word "Christian." Am I saved if I do other music, but still believe? I toiled with this for quite a few months until I had a long conversation with God and received his blessing. But I still had questions about what the Bible said about being a "Christian", I am still studying, that is why I poised the question above to a co-worker, his comments are below. I came to the conclusion that I don't care what people say about my music it's my music it's how I feel. You either play it or you don't. I will continue to write songs of thanks, peace, praise, joy or whatever he lays on my heart. More than likely I'm probably going to say something or do something that will offend some Christian's or people in general, that's okay God has prepared me for that. I am still a BELIEVER I know that God loves me and I love him. He loves us all. How about you, what do you believe?

My name is Youlanda Burnett that's opinion and it matters to me.