16 April -WOD

"Flow-gevity" - the mastery of fluidity; synchronized. Near perfect; finely tuned.


Good afternoon beloved. Over the weekend I celebrated my birthday. It also marked the first time that I officially opened the doors of my home to my extended family. I'd spent weeks preparing for the event as I wanted everything to flow smoothly. I worried occasionally that my petite quarters would not be able to comfortably accommodate the large number of individuals who planned to attend. Initially, I planned to use my back yard area as a means to better distribute my guests. Unfortunately, Mother Nature made alternative plans. Due to inclement weather, it ended up being a 100% indoor event with more attendees than I originally anticipated. Amazingly enough, while I was busy trying to figure out a solution, God had already worked it out yall. As it turned out nobody was crammed, there was plenty of space, entertainment, food and beverages to go around. At one point, per my Mother's request we even pulled back the living room rug and allowed the ladies to get their line dance on. Without question, this was my best birthday ever. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. Some of the fellas gathered in the basement to duel it out on the ping pong table. Some guests let their spades skills do the talking on the card table. Still others congregated in the kitchen to debate about the top 5 hip-hop albums of all time. Lovely ladies galore played Taboo, ate crabs, and stepped in the name of love. Many guests conversed amongst themselves as they ate, drank, and fellow-shipped. This convocation of loved ones was extremely precious to me. I consider it a blessing to be able to look in any direction (at any given moment) and see a group of my very favorite people in all the world. It would be rare to reproduce the assembly of that exact collection of loved ones ever again. I thank the Lord for allowing my celebration to far exceed my greatest expectations. I prayed that everyone would enjoy themselves. God took it a step further and granted "flow-gevity" instead.

Corey R.