Kenneth Davis

     Greetings to you Robbin! I thank you and Margie for your words of

  encouragement. Most of us probably haven't been to Chucalisa, since

we were children. Bonnie mentioned that Debra Harris's father

worked as a park ranger at T.O. Fuller back in the day. Bonnie made a

visit to the Indian Village as a student at Georgia Ave.

     When it comes to being Senior, at our age, I do resemble that

remark, but we've been blessed to endure. I wear the name proudly.

The information posted is exactly for the benefit of everyone, mobile or

not. Just a way to keep everyone's spirits uplifted. May you and the

remainder of our class be blessed with a good mind and body also, as

we look forward to tomorrow, if it's Jehovah God's will. It's always

great to see your messages. Stay safe my friend....and keep reading....

Kenneth Davis

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Kenneth Davis

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"NOBLES OF NOVEMBER"

     Bountiful Blessings unto you, Curtis Farmer and Cloyd Nightingale! It's not

every day someone gets an opportunity to celebrate Two Cheyenne Chiefs, a

Noble Person, and a Noble Esquire on the same day. While searching

wishesquotes.com, I found one of the greatest quotes to refer to you

gentleman. I'm sure there has to be someone else who agrees with me today. 

     "You have touched the lives of countless people and moved so many with

your selfless acts. Good people like you are the reason we continue to celebrate

birthdays. May your special day be filled with happiness." Curtis, one day

I'll ask you to explain how you maintained those gold stripes in the early 70's

US Navy, for 20 years. Incredible accomplishment by far. Cloyd, thanks for

your gardening support, especially concerning cutworms. They're treacherous.

     Today, the Thought For Consideration significantly summarizes the

unselfish character that you guys possess. We are the needy debtors of grace

and mercy in this real life, as we continuously receive blessings each day.

Continue to make choices, as described in Proverbs 8:10 - Choose discipline

over silver and knowledge over the finest gold. As you gentleman celebrate

today or choose not to, I wish you a Chris Standring type of event. May you

"Have Your Cake and Eat It" too....enjoy your day and stay safe my

friends....

Curtis Farmer

Thank you so much for the kind words today. Your dedication to task deserves acknowledgment. I honestly struggle to remember most of my classmates but your posts have helped tremendously. What you do is much appreciated. Well done. Curtis Farmer 

Kenneth Davis

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Kenneth Davis

Thank you Curtis. Your words deeply reflect the Thought For Consideration

today. The task at hand is to lift the SPIRIT of others and provide

encouragement along our journey. I'm grateful that you've been able to

reconnect with others, using this website. I use the individual yearbook

images, because that's my basic source of reference.

Keep making Choices and Walking in Wisdom.....

Kenneth Davis

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Faith is reason plus revelation, and the revelation part requires one to

think with the spirit as well as with the mind. You have to hear the

music, not just read the notes on the page.

~Francis Collins~

In Hebrew, El Shaddai means “The God Who Is More Than Enough.”

He is the All-Sufficient One. The Good News Bible translates El

Shaddai as the “Almighty God.” (Genesis 17: 1, 35:11).

Kenneth Davis

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The Ten Commandments of the Native American Indians

Kenneth Davis

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Sunrise Prayer- Native American

Rick Mocotaugan - As the Sun Rose over Dunn State Park and the Sun

Touched my face for the first time in 2013..I recalled a prayer that

goes...Great Spirit of Light, come to me out of the East (red)

with the power of the rising sun. Let there be light in my

words, let there be light on my path that I walk. Let me

remember always that you give the gift of a new day. And

never let me be burdened with sorrow by not starting over

again.

Kenneth Davis

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These Native American Proverbs Are Life Changing

Kenneth Davis

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10 Interesting Facts about Native Americans

Apsaalooke Hot Dancers

Kenneth Davis

HONORING THE CLASS OF 1970

Alberdeen Clayborn

To my many, many classmates!!

Thank you all for your service!!

Alberdeen Clayborn

Kenneth Davis

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Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of

the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They

raise the children. They hold families together and increasingly

drive economies. They are natural leaders. We need their full

engagement... in government, business and civil society.

~Ban Ki-moon~

     Kind wishes and the warmest of greetings to you today Norma.

Celebrating an anniversary akin to a milestone comes annually, but

these days it's considered another blessing of grace and mercy. Maya

Angelou once stated that "I've learned that people will forget what

you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget

how you made them feel." Ban Ki-moon has determined that you've

held up half the sky and you've been an educator. You met Tony a few

years back, okay more than a few years, and you've held the family

together ever since, regardless of the economy. May you receive

benovelent gifts of kindhearted smiles, warmhearted hugs,

tenderhearted goodwill and charitable works of love and family

togetherness. May each one become reminiscent of, and magnify how

you've made family and friends feel the experience.

     Speaking of something unforgettable that you did in times past, I'm

wishing you a celebratory mood throughout the entire day. May it be a

Walter Beasley kind of home Talent Show....if you're still a dancer,

The Beasley Strut may cause you to feel like It's your Thang.....

...imagine doing the Hip Hugger to this beat....enjoy your day my

friend....stay safe... 

Kenneth Davis

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  R e s o l v e 

 t o   b e   t h y s e l f : 

 a n d   k n o w   t h a t

   h e   w h o   f i n d s   h i m s e l f , 

 l o s e s   h i s   m i s e r y .

~ M a t t h e w   A r n o l d~ 

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

 1 Thessalonians 3:6 Easy To Read Version

But now Timothy has come back from his visit with you and told

us good news about your faith and love. He told us that you

always remember us in a good way. He told us that you want

very much to see us again. And it is the same with us—we want

very much to see you.

Kenneth Davis

     The words of truth are simple. Time brings all things to pass. It is good even

for old men to learn wisdom. Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune. It is in

the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has

prospered. But time growing old teaches all things.

~Aeschylus~

"NOBLES OF NOVEMBER"

     Good tidings to you upon this day Darryll. Biblically speaking in

times past, if the baby born was a boy, the father would be hailed with

a word meaning “good tidings.” For example, “Fear not: for behold, I

bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”  When

asked, Of good tidings, I hope? Your father probably replied yes, yes

indeed, with a hugh grin on his face. Congratulations to you upon

achieving another milestone. Blessings of grace and mercy are always

welcomed with full meditations at our age.

     Aeschylus tells us that time brings all things to pass. It is good even

for old men to learn wisdom. We're not entirely old men at the tender

age of sixty-nine years, but may be considered as rightly seasoned.

That sounds like a plug for a King Cotton commercial. Aeschylus

further provides words of wisdom that I honestly wish this generation

of young and old today would truly practice to avoid the disrespectful

eradication of the black male and female species...Too few rejoice at

a friend's good fortune. It is in the character of very few

men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. But

time growing old teaches all things.

     Today your classmates honor you and rejoice at your good fortune.

It is in our character to honor without envy, a friend who has

prospered.... As you celebrate or choose not to celebrate with family

and possibly friends I wish you a day of R&R...A day of Roberto

Restuccia..."With Every Turn" may you be benevolently blessed

with gratitude and Better Days Ahead....enjoy your day and stay safe

my friend....

Kenneth Davis

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It was so naive to think that there was nothing interesting that

happened after 55. Come on, there's a whole second adulthood!

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old.

You will just keep growing.

~Gail Sheehy~

"NOBLES OF NOVEMBER"

     Cheerful regards to you Carolyn Parker Gunn. An article written in

Psychology Today, indicates very few people would consider 55 to be

old. In fact, few would consider 65 or even 70 to be “old age.” That's

because people are living longer, more vibrantly, and more actively

than ever before. This has given rise to a brand new stage of

life, variably called the second middle age, the new middle age, or the

second adulthood. Psychologist Jerrold Lee Shapiro, in his book

Finding Meaning, Facing Fears, calls this period of life the “Autumn

Years.” Like autumn, it can be a colorful time filled with great beauty.

You've been retired now for eleven years and have vibrantly achieved

another milestone. 

     As Gail Sheehy stated, "If every day is an awakening, you will

never grow old. You will just keep growing".... Consider today as

your  official welcome to a beautiful autumn day, also known as the

second adulthood! Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian lyricist and novelist said

"There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the

things that trouble us, allowing them to fall away like dried leaves".

As you're celebrating this resurrection of your second adulthood, I

wish you a Julian Vaughn type of day. Know that the gratitutious

blessings received throughout this year were always formulated as gifts

for your Breakthrough. There is no better time than the autumn to

begin forgetting the things that trouble us, allowing them to fall away

like dried leaves. Because you were still growing towards this day, each

blessing materialized Right On Time...enjoy your day my

friend....stay safe... 

Kenneth Davis

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N a t u r e 

 i s   a   d i v i n e   a r t ; 

 i t   c a n n o t   b e   t h e   a r t i s t .   

I t 

 i s   a   d o m i n i c a l   b o o k 

 a n d   c a n n o t   b e   t h e   s c r i b e . 

 I t 

 i s   a n   e m b r o i d e r y 

 a n d   c a n n o t   b e   t h e   e m b r o i d e r e r .   

I t 

 i s   a   r e g i s t e r 

 a n d   c a n n o t   b e   t h e   a c c o u n t a n t . 

 I t   i s   t h e   l a w   a n d   c a n n o t   b e   t h e   p o w e r . 

~ S a i d   N u r s i~

Kenneth Davis

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 P r a i s e d   b e   Y o u , 

 m y   L o r d , 

 t h r o u g h   o u r   S i s t e r , 

 M o t h e r   E a r t h , 

 w h o   s u s t a i n s   a n d   g o v e r n s   u s , 

 p r o d u c i n g   v a r i e d   f r u i t s 

 w i t h   c o l o u r e d   f l o w e r s   a n d   h e r b s . 

 ~ F r a n c i s   o f   A s s i s i ~ 

Kenneth Davis

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Not many know this, but in times when slavery existed, runaway slaves and

freed blacks settled near Native American communities. Blacks and Native

Americans intermingled, and intermarried. They gave birth to a new group,

the African-Native Americans. This new group quickly assimilated into the

Native American culture. African-Native Americans served many important

roles in the Native American community. They took on high positions such as

advisors, interpreters, field hands, and warriors, alongside their purebred

Native American counterparts. With this newly found sense of esteem, blacks

were able to own land, as tenant farmers, in which they paid harvest tribute to

the Chiefs of the villages, take part in everyday Native American rituals, and

learn the way of the Native-American lifestyle.

http://angela-engl-003.blogspot.com/2012/04/black-seminoles.html

Adolph Thorton Jr. (Rapper Young Dolph) 

John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I

have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know

that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Kenneth Davis

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     John Horse is a perfect example of a Black Seminole taking on

leadership roles in their tribe. He served as a right-hand advisor to the

chief. His story in significant because he led his tribe from Florida to

Mexico in search of freedom from oppressors, and open land. He also

led Seminal warriors in the defeat of US generals. He is one of many

famous Black Seminoles who are often overlooked, but served their

people wholeheartedly.

Kenneth Davis

How Memphian Bartholomew Jones is recontextualizing coffee's past and redefining its future

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/dining/2021/11/19/cxffeeblack-memphis-bartholomew-jones-anti-gentrification-coffee-club/6051284001/

Please copy and paste the link above into your internet browser. Check

out this young man and support his efforts in Memphis. He's the

nephew of our classmate Margaret Henderson....The coffee is great !

You may review store products and order online at 

 https://cxfeeblack.com or visit the location on National Ave.

Kenneth Davis

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Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS - Contributed by De' Clayborn

     When your emotions tend to be like a roller coaster ride, stop and

let My truth prevail. Stand on the firm foundation of My Word and

refuse to allow discouragement or disappointment to plunge you into

darkness. "Stay in the light". I am with you to establish you in peace

and strengthen your heart. “Be strong and determined to press

through”!

     Psalm 7:9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but

establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

Have a Blessed Sunday!!😷 

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Luke 10:27  New International Version

     He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with

all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and,

‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”