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Dismiss every misconception that you have about Dating, be open-minded, and expect to have fun! Who says that Dating has to be anything other than what you want it to be? No one- it’s up to you how creative you want your predetermined moment of eminence to be! It is also important to note that Dating is for anyone: married, engaged, and yes, SINGLE.
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GO TO THE BEACH Whether you live by an ocean or a lake, a day out on the sand is always a calming date spot if the weather’s playing along. Soak in some sunshine near the water and as the day draws to a close, take a romantic stroll with the setting sun as an Instagram-worthy backdrop. HEAD TO THE AQUARIUM No place exudes romance quite like a soft-lit aquarium. Stroll through the hushed, darkened rooms while you point out your favorite creatures behind the glass. GO BOWLING Whether you’re a strike machine or a ten-pin novice, there’s so much fun to be had at a bowling alley, from the drinks and cheap pizza to the rush of the game itself. Set up the bumper guards if you want to avoid utter embarrassment or go no-holds-barred for a competitive one-on-one match. TAKE A NATURE WALK More adventurous types can embark on a low-level hike, but any nature lover should try a scenic walk or a bike ride in nature with plenty of sights as food for conversation. Hey, it beats sitting inside on a day
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DESK OF Mr & Mrs King HARVEST Overflow As they drove, Mattie reflected on her thoughts, and was humbled by the amount of growth that they had experienced. Just as her mind began to shift towards what Eugene’s plans could be for this new space, his voice interrupted their silence, “The layout of that building is perfect. Even the backside is just right for a good bit of trucks to fit and move around.”
Mattie adjusted her coat and slipped her shoes back onto her feet as they pulled into the driveway. “Gene, I know when you’re on to something. Guess I better buckle up for the ride.” Eugene opened her door, “Can you call Sharon when we get in?” Mattie gently patted his chest, with an easy smile replying “Sure.” The heavy door to the pickup truck slammed as they walked towards the house. When they entered the house, Mattie handed her coat to Eugene and made her way to the telephone. As the dial-tone sang through the receiver, she grabbed the magnetic pen from the refrigerator. A soft pleasant voice answered the phone “Baxter’s Residence.” Mattie exchanged pleasantries and inquired about Sharon’s neighbor. She was sure to keep their conversation brief as Sharon was more likely to fuss at her four boys than to hold a phone conversation. “Gene you want some ice cream?” Mattie called out from the kitchen as she placed two scoops into her bowl. She grabbed her bowl and the contact information that she had written down as Eugene replied, “No. I’m good.” Eugene was hunched over the coffee table with several sheets of loose notebook paper, intently sketching diagrams. Mattie watched closely as she enjoyed the rich butter pecan ice cream that had began to soften. The clack of the pencil hitting the table as Eugene sat back on the couch shifted Mattie’s focus. She placed her bowl down and slid to the edge of the chair to look at the sketches. With his arms folded across his chest and one hand rubbing his beard, Eugene explained, “That space is just right for a market. With little work to the building itself, we could set up for a Farmer’s Market. Remember the one we saw coming through Raliegh? It’s not one near here, and I’m sure we could get farmers from about five different counties to agree to rent a space.” Eugene reached for the paper with the contact information on it and smiled, “You mean to tell me you were able to talk to Sharon? Those boys are good kids but they sure know how to keep Joe and Sharon going.” He walked towards the phone laughing, “firecrackers in their pants and a spigat at their mouth, multiply that times five and you’ve got yourself a front row seat at the show every night!” Mattie chuckled and finished her ice cream by tipping the bowl up to her mouth to get the last of what melted. She listened to Eugene’s excitement and certainty as he spoke on the phone, and began to process all of the things that they were doing. Years ago she would have frozen solid at just the mention of doing something big as this, but all she could think of now was the excitement of opening the first farmer’s market in the area and acquiring land that ran along the highway. Running her spoon through the ice cream remains at the bottom of the bowl, Mattie slowly walked into the kitchen and placed her bowl in the sink. Eugene walked over to tap the fuller part of her bottom, smiled and told her “Let’s set out some clothes. We have a meeting in the morning.”
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In this issue of LOVE, MARRIAGE & PARTNERSHIP: THE REVIEW, be inspired to try a few new things, get organized, or take your love experience to a new level of giving. COUPLES IN PARTNERSHIP: This feature is the heart of the publication, so become acquainted with phenomenal couples from all over that are building businesses and serving their communities through a loving partnership. DATE NIGHT IDEAS: Do more than flirt with the idea of Date Nights, make a commitment. These sweet notions will spark dedication for that much desired QT whether you’re single, just having fun, or in a committed relationship. NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL: Celebrate the beauty of natural hair and the businesses and people that bring it to life. Seasons have changed and the last quarter of the year is upon us. We encourage you to look at where you are and where you decided to be at the beginning of the year, in preparation of celebrating the goals that you set.
LOVE, MARRIAGE & PARTNERSHIP | THE REVIEW is a monthly publication sponsored by MR & MRS KING that focuses on married couples that are in partnership with each other through service and/or business to their communities and abroad. The goal of the LMP | THE REVIEW is to inspire readers to look at the essence of partnership in marriage as shared by exemplary couples, ultimately moving readers to actively define, develop, and devote to their purpose as a couple.
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RONNIE AND ANDREA (DAVIS) CRUDUP, divinely met February 28, 2004. After months of sending messages of admiration through a mutual friend, Marshall Thompson, they were finally set on a date through this friend to see the then outcoming movie, “The Passion of the Christ”. Ronnie loves to say, “After meeting that night, we’ve had a passion for one another ever since!” And, they both see it as nothing but the truth. Ronnie and Andrea were married October 8, 2005, and have since had 3 beautiful children, Nya (12), Robin (8), and David (6). Ronnie, a graduate of Murrah High School and Belhaven University, is the Executive Director of New Horizon Ministries, Inc., and also, has been newly elected to serve as MS House State of Representatives District 71. Andre’a, a graduate of Provine High School and Jackson State University, is the proud owner of Healthy Hair House (fka Finished Image Hair Studio, LLC) and the founder of Diamonds and Pearls Girls Enrichment Program, LLC. Both Ronnie and Andre’a grew up as “preachers kids”, whose fathers have both served as pastors for over 40 years. Neither of them have any doubt of the huge role their upbringings play in the fulfillment of their own life’s callings today. Since dating and engagement, their vision and mission have been to: love God before all else, faithfully love one another and their family, to be a light of Christ and serve their community to the best of their ability.
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WHO ARE YOU AS A COUPLE? As a couple, we are simply two lovers of God, who chooses daily to: love one another with all we have, pour the best into our children, and use our gifts, knowledge and wisdom to influence and serve as best as we possibly can. WHAT THINGS DO YOU ADMIRE ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE? RONNIE: I admire Drea’s love for God, her commitment to me and our family, her work ethic and overall beauty. ANDREA: I, too, admire Ronnie’s love for God, his faithfulness to me and our children, his crazed sense of humor, hard work ethic, love for justice and strong desire to simply want things to be done well and righteously.
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HOW DO YOU UTILIZE YOUR DIFFERENCES INDIVIDUALLY AS ASSETS TO YOU AS A COUPLE? We’ve learned to recognize our differences as such blessings, and have witnessed over and over again how much they bring beautiful balance to our relationship. It wasn’t hard to see from the beginning that was have plenty of opposites. But, instead of allowing our differences to separate us, or use as an excuse to be at odds, we appreciate them and see them as helping us to “complete” one another. WHAT DOES PARTNERSHIP IN MARRIAGE MEAN TO YOU? For us, partnership in marriage is just that…. Shared responsibility in all things pertaining to our union. Although Ronnie is the head of our household, and has the charge of leading our family, there is an extremely equal commitment and sacrifice we share in keeping our union in order. AS PARTNERS IN MARRIAGE, WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL? WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE TO OBTAIN IT? As partners in marriage, our ultimate goal is to bring Christ glory, and set a good example to others reminding them that marriage is wonderful and beautiful, even through growing pains. In a day in time when such a dreary stain is cast on both, marriage and doing things God’s way, we know, without a doubt, that this is what we’ve been called and created to do.
WHO IS THE MR AND MRS THAT PEOPLE DON’T GET TO SEE? The Mr. and Mrs. Crudup that many people don’t get to see is the fun we have with one another.. There’s a LOT of laughter in our home, to say the least. We both love various genres of music, and many would be quite surprised to see our musical playlists. WHAT IS A SCRIPTURE THAT YOU BOTH USE AS YOU FUNCTION IN A PARTNERSHIP? Romans 8:28 (ESV) “ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.” Since the time of our engagement, this scripture has been the one we have chosen to hold on to and trust in while completing all God has called us to in our union. And, there hasn’t been a storm or trial we’ve gone through that these very words didn’t bring hope to and prove us victorious.
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ANDREA BLACKLEY is the owner and designer of the innovative clothing brand, AB Originals. Since she was 8 years old, she’s always had a keen eye, and love for style and fashion. Being raised by a fashionable single mother, one of her favorite moments of her childhood, is when her mom would go “Spring Shopping” for new clothes. It would always be a big event because Andrea would be spontaneously surprised after coming home from school, and finding a bed full of clothes laid out for her. “Christmas in Spring”, as she called it, was always one of her favorite times of the year. As an only child, this was definitely one of the benefits of not having any siblings. But it was also the birth of her infatuation with fashion.
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IMBERLY “KIM” TAYLOR, Founder and Sole Proprietor of Kimazing Photography, is nothing less than a photographic genius. Born in Slidell, Louisiana, she is loyal to her faith, her family, and her FOOTBALL (Go Saints). Kim’s love for the art of photography since her younger years has bolstered her ability to express the human spirit through the magic of her camera lens. Most times, in just a single click of the camera, her clients have come to life in a picture. Not only is she skillfully talented in her approach to create, capture and convey still moments, Kim has an authentic way of bringing imagination to life. For more than a pastime, Kim finds enormous pleasure in bringing out a variety of emotion in every shot. Branding Female Entrepreneurs through Lifestyle Photography has become her heart drive. Delivering a clean, clear and crisp image in a KIMazing way.
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Kim’s art speaks thousands of words without ever being written down. Her focus and drive to positively exploit the human essence of her craft are beyond stellar. She takes her fearless ideas and pours them into her work. She thrives off of the single clicks, the weight of her tool, the naturalistic emotions that are provided by her clients and the unexpected moments that give her life. She is a boss, independent and free. She aims to capture the same spirit within others who also strive to accomplish this independence through their own efforts.
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“Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to travel into space - but many don’t know that a Black woman from Moss Point, MS, with her own firsts “suited her up”.
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SHARON CAPLES MCDOUGLE grew up on the MS Gulf Coast and is a proud native of Moss Point, MS. She attended East Park Elementary, Ed Mayo Jr. High, and graduated from Moss Point High School.
McDougle began her career with the Space Shuttle Program as a Crew Escape Equipment (CEE) Suit Technician, responsible for processing the orange launch and re-entry pressure suit assemblies worn by all NASA space shuttle astronauts. She was assigned to her first mission within a year. McDougle was one of only two women CEE Suit Technicians and the only Black technician when she began her career.
Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to travel into space - but many don't know that a Black woman from Moss Point, MS, with her own firsts "suited her up". McDougle was Jemison's "suit tech" for her historic mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. McDougle worked closely with Jemison during her training leading up to launch, as well as actual launch day and landing of the space shuttle – taking care of all of her assigned crew escape equipment - from her writing utensils to her diaper! McDougle moved up the ranks quickly and was promoted to the position of Crew Chief making her the first female and first Black Crew Chief in CEE. In her new position she was responsible for leading a team to suit up astronaut crews. As Crew Chief she had the honor of leading the first and only all-female suit tech crew supporting space shuttle mission STS-78. Later in her career McDougle became the first, and only female, and Black person, promoted to the position of Manager of the CEE department. In this position, she managed the team of 25+ employees responsible for processing the Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) and related equipment worn by the astronaut crews aboard the space shuttle. Her team assisted the astronaut crews in donning/doffing the suit, testing the equipment, strapping the astronauts into the space shuttle before launch, and recovering the crew upon landing. During her career, she was recognized with the Astronaut “Silver Snoopy” Award, Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award, Employee of the Month Teamwork Award, Employee of the Month Community Service Award, and the coveted Women of Color in Flight Award from Dr. Mae Jemison recognizing my career as the first and only African American woman suit tech/crew chief in her field. She absolutely loved her job and is proud to have been a part of our nation’s historic Space Shuttle Program. McDougle and her husband Maronald currently reside in La Porte, TX (Houston area) with their children Dominique and Corbin..
McDougle is a United States Air Force (USAF) veteran, which is where she began her aerospace career in after graduating from high school. She served proudly in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as an Aerospace Physiology Specialist at Beale Air Force Base, CA where she was responsible for training the SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 (“spy planes”) reconnaissance aircraft pilots on high altitude operations. She worked as a chamber operations team member during hypobaric and hyperbaric chamber operations. McDougle has been recognized by her home state as a 2018 Mississippi Trailblazer at the 16th Annual Mississippi Trailblazers Awards Ceremony and Black Tie Gala where she received two awards: the Calvin “Buck” Buchanan “FIRST” Award named for Mississippi’s first United States Attorney for the Northern District – honoring a Mississippian who holds the distinction of being the “first” in their profession and the Dr. Cindy Ayers “Legacy” Award honoring a Trailblazer whose singular work and contributions will leave a legacy long after their life has ended. Mcdougle was also recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Living Legend Award from the Moss Point Visionary Circle for my military service and NASA career McDougle was selected as one of 2018’s Most Influential African Americans in the State of Mississippi. She also received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Moss Point Visionary Circle during their 6th Annual Living Legends Ball for her military service and NASA career. She and her husband and I both have family still living on the coast. I currently reside with my family in La Porte, TX (Houston area). FOLLOW ON FB: SHARON CAPLES MCDOUGLE
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CLEANSE HER. LISTEN TO HER.
Listening to your wife allows you to really understand her, and see her inner-most thoughts. You also see her needs. Being able to listen is one of the greatest gifts that you can give to your wife. When you listen, understand that she is not asking for your advice, she is simply looking for you to be open to her feelings and thoughts. Listening allows you to see what she is saying, how she is saying it, and most importantly, why she is saying it. By listening, you can discern whether your wife is seeking your advice or just in need of you helping her to find her own answer.
PAY ATTENTION TO HER.
The more you listen to your wife, the better you will get at paying attention to her. Paying attention allows you to learn major and minor details about your wife, such as knowing her favorite things, her love language, when to do things for her, and how to read her moods. When you pay attention to your wife, you can tell when she wants to do something or have something, but denies it to accommodate you or a situation. Perhaps the greatest thing is being able to recognize who God is in your wife, the strengths and gifts that He’s placed in her. Paying attention allows you to love her the way she deserves to be loved.
APPRECIATE HER.
As a husband it should be a privilege to appreciate your wife every chance you get. Appreciation shows her that all she does has value. Our wives do so much daily to make sure all our needs are met as well as running a household. Appreciate your wife by saying thank you every chance you get. Learn how to edify her at all times letting the world know that she is your gift from the Lord. Appreciate her time, her loving, her respect, her patients, her thoughts and her value to your life. This is an action that will always keep a smile on her face.
Cleansing your wife takes loving her mind, body and soul to a new level. As a husband we are taught to cleanse our wife by washing her with the word of God. As we listen and pay attention to her, please be aware that from day to day so much negativity, disappointments and past hurts fill her mind. Sometimes it’s visible and sometimes suppressed. To cleanse her we must pray with and for her daily, speak positive things into her life daily, speak the word of God with her daily and patently help her to focus on the positive only each and every day. As you cater to her as the weaker vessel the stronger she will be.
BE A GENTLEMAN (CHIVALRY) WITH HER.
Being a gentleman shows your wife that you’re a chivalrous, courteous and an honorable man. Doing this consistently will give your wife the assurance that you love and honor her worth. Your wife deserves to have her doors opened, her chair pulled out, having her hand held in public and private, foot rubs and fixing her plate, just to name a few. Being a gentleman is one of the greatest ways to honor your wife, not only for what she does but ultimately for who she is to you. As husbands let’s show our wives and the world that chivalry is alive and well.
SET GOALS THAT STRETCH HER.
Being the visionary of the home it is our job to set the bar high with everything that we do, including setting goals. The goals should include you and your wife at all times. Because we as husbands desire to see all God has instore for our wives, it is good to set all goals bigger than life. High goals are put into place so that we have to be stretched and grow to reach them. As husbands stretching our wives shows her that we believe in her. Believing in our wives is one of the highest forms of love and appreciation.
PLACE HER AS YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
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of your wife. Establishing and maintaining this priority is one way of fostering peace, better communication, and productivity within your home and relationship.
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LOVE GOD AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. This must be priority over all other things. It is not possible to know God and not love Him, and it is impossible to love someone else and not love God. Establishing a loving relationship with God will properly equip you with the strength and wisdom to truly love your husband with an unconditional lovean Agape love. Furthermore, the love that you have for God allows you to accept His commands, and grow in understanding of His word. As your relationship with God grows, so will it with your husband as God shows you how to submit to your husband as unto Christ. LOVE YOURSELF AND HAVE AN INCREASING DESIRE TO BETTER YOURSELF. The better woman that you become, his inspiration to be better is also increased. He sees you as a suitable helper, a true partner – one who completes him as opposed to competes with him. By focusing on positive change within yourself, your husband will view you as someone to be honored, instead of feeling like you’re trying to change him. Also, it may be necessary to tell him that you are working to make yourself better, so that you can be a better help to him. BELIEVE IN AND BUILD UP THE MAN THAT HE IS TO BE. It is vital that you always keep a positive image of who your husband is to be. This takes work on your part, but it’s worth it in the end. There will be moments where it’s easy to see your husband’s weaknesses or areas you feel he needs to grow in, but trust in God to mold and change him. Continue to build him up, encourage him, speak to and treat him like the man that he is to become. Also, be careful not to compare him to anyone else. Ultimately, you want him to be his best self, who God designed him to be – which is more than what you may desire him to be within a moment.
LET YOUR THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND ACTIONS ALWAYS BE POSITIVE OF HIM. This requires self-discipline on many levels. It has often been said that when we do things, we do them three times: in our mind, in our words, and in our actions. Often, there is much emphasis on guarding what we say or do, because those are external things that others can see. However, our thoughts are internal which only God can see. Don’t allow negative thoughts to build up against what you know is true about your husband – that he is your good and perfect gift from the Lord, and that he is fearfully and wonderfully made. Through prayer, fasting, meditation, and God’s word, tear down the strongholds that have built themselves up in regard to your husband so that your words and actions may always be positive both publicly and privately. HONOR HIM AS THE PRIEST, PROVIDER, AND PROTECTOR OF YOUR HOME. To do so requires trust and faith in God at an optimum level. Perhaps this is the area where submission is exercised the most, because it requires a great deal of sacrifice. As the priest of the home, your husband must be respected as the mediator between God and the family. Respect your husband as the one who provides the vision and goals for your family – not just a provider of resources. Understand that God will provide your husband with the vision. Your work is found in his vision. This is not to disregard your goals and dreams. When you sacrifice your personal ambitions, you’ll understand that God has made provisions for your gifts to be used and desires fulfilled in the work that He has given your husband. As the protector of your home, your husband’s fortification addresses anything that may infringe upon the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of your family. If you feel or see that these components are not present in your husband, pray that God develops these things in him. PRAY FOR HIM. Be attentive to your husband’s needs, desires, strengths, and weaknesses in a way that you can prayerfully ask God to address. When you do so, you allow God to use all of His resources to touch the areas of your husband that you’re praying for. Have peace in knowing that you have no power to change anything about your husband, but God gives you the power and authority to pray for him and help him through God’s strength. PLACE HIM AS YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD. Yes, place him before the children, the household chores, work-related duties, and all the other things that attempt to press their way in front of your husband. Establishing and maintaining this priority is one way of fostering peace, better communication, and productivity within your home and relationship.
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VANTASHI is a Mississippi based Women’s Footwear Designer, Author, and Teacher of God’s Holy Word through an awesomely amazing platform and ministry The Lord has entrusted her with called Wifeprep and the The Praying Wives Club. Vantashi’s love for shoes began at the age of two and later (20 years to be exact) turned into a business venture. Vantashi opened her first shoe boutique at the age of 22 with less than $3000 in her garage. She later became a shoe designer at the age of 29 with less than $1.00 in her checking account but a lot of FAITH. Vantashi credits her FAITH in Jesus Christ to her Pastor Mommy who proudly tell others, “I taught Vantashi FAITH, but Vantashi shows me FAITH.”
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I decided to go natural April 22, 2014. It was the scariest most rewarding feeling I have ever felt about my beauty. I was to afraid to do the big chop so I transitioned for less than year allowing my permed hair to be cut off little bit by little bit. It got to the point where it was ridiculous to hold on to it and I decided to go all the way. I immediately hated it and felt like i looked like a boy and I wasn’t pretty anymore. The only thing that kept me grounded was my hair stylist Jasmine, sister Alicia who was also natural and my family. I knew it was going to be a process and something to get use to. At that time it seemed like everywhere I went I saw black women with natural hair and doing the big chop. I was shocked and excited at the same time! It was like we all came together and decided to do it! It was freeing knowing majority of the black women in my circle was going natural too.
HERE ARE 3 REASONS WHY I WENT NATURAL 1. PERMED HAIR When I was little I was natural and my mom would do my hair. There came a point probably when I was 10 I wanted straight hair. So of course we got perms. At first I loved it, I had pretty straight hair and I could straighten it myself. Over the years my hair started to thin out and become very weak. I had so much heat damage my stylist had to cut my hair every time I came in. I got tired of my hair looking straggly and unhealthy so I decided to transition and go natural.
2. BEING NATURAL Like I said previously, it was very hard for me to get use to me being natural. I felt like if you didn’t have long straight hair you weren’t pretty. I had to change my whole mindset and fall in love with how God made me. Once I did i felt closer to Him and myself. I view it like eating clean natural foods your hair needs the same treatment.
3. THE SWITCH UP I also love how you can have a new hairstyle every couple weeks. You have so many options and protective styles to choose from and that makes you unique. I call it black girl magic! I’m still learning about my natural hair and what she likes and what products help my hair grow. This weekend I committed to love my hair more and give it more attention. To all my natural Queens continue to shine and rock that beautiful hair God gave you.
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