My Wife, My Inspiration

This year I decided to do a thank you along with my top 10, top 11 lists. I want to thank those who have inspired and encouraged me to write and have taken me to the next level in one way or another.

1. I want to thank my wife, Sondra aka Shanelle’s Frolicious, who has been supportive and encouraging of my writing, she’s my number one support, follower, fan and avid reader. Its also been good to see her grow as a writer as well. Along with my son, they have been inspiration and support for my writing, podcasting and blogging. They have been the two best things for me that have caused growth spiritually and emotionally. I am a better man, husband and father because of them. Thank you.
2. I want to thank Zion Eye Media for putting in the hard work to create a new website and design for para-DOX parABLEs, Just para-DOX, Triple H Mixtapes, JAG’D Edge Media, The Three p (3p) podCAST, and the KE Vlog series. If you like what he has done with my little ole site, check out some of his other work that he has done for Playdough and others. If you are looking for someone to build your site hit him up. Let him know you like what he did with para-DOX parABLEs and that you heard about him from yours truly.
3. I also want to thanks my writing team who have come on to help with specific things and have been a blessing to me, freeing me to focus on things I feel called to write while they get a chance to get more exposure for their writing and sharing
   

   Chican George for handling most of my album reviews for this year. I’ve had more of a passion for writing about Messianic Judaism and doing product reviews and expanding my writing. So this has been a major blessing allowing the Christian Hip Hop heads who are friends and fans to get a little sampling of music I want to put people up on while I get a chance to grow my own writing outside only that realm. I like the reviews he’s done and its been fun putting him unto music he didn’t know about. Its been a fun process.

   Then there is Word Millah, our resident Messianic Jew, who has been faithful to write to do a write up on the weekly torah portion and keep us updated on the Hebrew lifecycle and festivals. He has been a blessing like our own little Rabbi. He’s been consistent, faithful and helpful. Again fulfilling a resource I want to provide to my Messianic followers while freeing me up to write more in-depth on biblical festivals and other topics.

   And for the other contributor Big Sto, even though he’s only dropped one article on Underground Hip Hop on us, I do appreciate his contribution when he isn’t swamped with school and I do want to provide and avenue for him to write and get exposure.

   The door is open to guest bloggers on topics related to this blog whether Christian Hip Hop or Messianic Judaism primarily that’s the content and two audiences that are a part of my life and I seek to reach, speak to and minister to. So if you are reading this and have a CHH or Messianic Jewish topic you want to cover. You can contact me and submit content for consideration for posting here through the contact form on the contact page. I do not support divisiveness in speech and do not support specific camps, so please do not submit content that is group centrism avoid divisive topics like Ephraimites, Two House Theory, One Law Debates or Calvnism or Armenian Hip Hop.

4. I also want to thank BlogCritics and TechnoRati for allowing me to write for them. One to challenge me to write for larger audiences, to challenge my literary standards and knowledge and help me grow as a writer. I am thankful to them for bringing me on to write for them. Its been a fun growing and learning process. In the past I’ve written for DaSouth, Rapzilla, His Image Magazine, The Message Magazine and Marital Bliss, however BC and TR are my first non-Christian avenues to write and get exposure for my writtings so its been fun and challenging. In 2012 I am starting to write for West Coast Fiya as well. Adonai keeps opening doors for my writings.
5. I am thankful for the experiences, networking, connections and learning that I have received from covering the Blog World And New Media Expo as a reporter for Technorati and Rapzilla for two years in a row. Its been a very rewarding opportunity to interview people who have encouraged me in my own writing, to be able to sit through sessions that have challenge and educated me, as well as picking up some promotional T-shirts, taking pictures and having fun, getting away and connecting with other writers and bloggers. Its really an experience that makes my top ten list of the past two years. Its taught me to better write-curate content, syndicate-distribute and monetize. I am thankful for that focus. Its been a blessings to see money start coming in for something I do as a hobby for fun and as a spiritual gift to others. I am also thankful to Scribd for hosting my free eBooks that have received near 10,000 reads.
6. Thats brings me to my next group of thank you and that’s for Sponsors/sources of income that have been consistent and encourage me to continue the good fight Audible, Adsense and Amazon, have been the three that provide residual and consistent income, to subsidize this venture of turning blogging from a hobby into a professional writing career or viable second income. I’m only in the early stages so its interesting to watch it grow and rewarding to receive income for something I’ve done for free and as a hobby since 1997. I’ve been blogging since before it was called that.
7. I am thankful for the Right-Just Rap Foundation For Social Justice Project and The SaveDarfurNow Compilation even though it got a rough reception, the ability to stay passionate and challenge others to seek social justice for those who are suffering and to provide for those in need. I pray the time and investment into it turns out in lives impacted and changed.
8. I am also thankful to Stitcher, iTunes, Zune and PodOmatic for hosting my podcast and for the over 500 listeners to my first episode which reminds me I need to get to working on my second episode, and get on a regular rotation of churning out episodes. I’m also thankful for Word Millah and the DJ’s at HeadzUp FM for offering to carry the podcast as well. Its good to know that people want to hear the music and stories I feel passionate about.
9. I am thankful for the impact that Triple H Mixtapes has had within Christian Hip Hop over the last 5 years plus years. We have blazed a trail to keep Free Promotional Albums and Mixtapes available to evangelize those who have not had the opportunity to heard Gospel Rap or Christ-Centered Hip Hop. Over the last year alone we have impacted 100,000 people with the good news presented through CHH Mixtapes and Promotional Albums that are free and legal. We do not support illegal music downloads and I’m proud of that stance and stick by it. Its been good knowing we point back to the artist and labels and let fans know if they like the mixtape or promotional album support the artist. Along with blazing a trial in ministry mixtapes we’ve expanded avenues for artist to expose their mixtapes to secular audience’s blazing trails by submiting mixtapes to DatPiff.com and other secular mixtape times. As trendsetters and trailblazers its been awesome to watch the growth and impact that has been made outside just the mixtape site itself.
10. I am thankful for good old friends like my homies Carlos who have remained good friends and new friends like rapper Evan-Word, Bavu Blakes, Tha Voice and ChicanGeorge who have been inspirational and encouraging to me, as well as those who have come and gone. Its been good to connect with real people who help me keep it real and continue to grow in who I am as a human who relates a spiritual message in a natural way, much like our Messiah did, through parables and proverbs.
11. I am also thankful to others who have encouraged, supported and inspired me along the way from Vickie Kniepp and Judy to Henry Wrights Teachings on “A More Excellent Way.” As I’ve learned to deal with life’s issues and share my victories with other hopefully to inspire others to change and growth. I like to share things I like from technology to music to books to information about pop culture and relevant issues. Influential mentors along the way have been Rabbi Marty Waldmen Baruch HaShem Synagogue, Dan Allegro Family Karate, TKD Insturctor, Pastor Mike Robertson Oceanside Family Fellowship Church, and Pastor-Evangelist Iann Schonken Oceanside Family Fellowship Church. They’ve added things to my life that are invaluable to that I hope to share with you.  I am thankful for the people who have added and continue to add to my life.

Additional thanks for the coming year: I am also thankful for an anticipating the growth, challenges and changes to come in 2012. It feels like its going to be a good year of growth and new experiences. I am thankful to West Coast Fiya Mag for the opportunity to be involved in writing for their magazine and be involved in its reboot. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities of the new year.

I especially look forward to celebrating the Festivals of Messiah with as many friends and family as possible in the New Year. If your a friend and want to come hang out with us during one of the festivals from Passover, to Shavuot (Pentecost), to Sukkot, to Purim, To Chanukah, to Yom Kippur, to Rosh Hashanah, feel free to come join us.

If your interested in having me come and share Messiah in the Festivals with your congregation and friends feel free to contact me to work out the logistics and booking. All I ask for is transportation, food and lodging, I don’t require or request and honorarium, freely I have received freely I give. If Adonai put it on your heart to support the ministry and give, you can do so through paypal or make a donation to SaveDarfur or any other organization helping bring social justice to though who are suffering injustice from the unborn to the living.

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Grab your helmets, put on your steal toed boots and buckle up, its going to be a ride, somewhere between a roller coaster and a ride through the slow lane. Sometimes we speed up and sometimes we slow down. It all depends on what the Ruach HaKodesh is saying to us. Do you have an ear for what the ear for what the D’var Adonai (The Word of The L-rd) is saying to you? I’m trying to be a voice that echo’s his voice like the moon reflects the son. I pray this year like every year I can become a better reflection of Him, Adonai, L-rd Yeshua, the One (Echad) who formed the world with His Words along with Elohim, G-d the Father and the Ruach HaKodesh. I pray that this year I can give you more of what you need and not feed the flesh but feed your spirits to hunger and thirst for more, to seek to Know Him, to seek to be Known by Him and to Seek to help others to Know Him. To be a priest, a father, a wife, a husband, a son, a daughter, a mother, and a member of the family of Avraham who provide’s the love and nourishment to their family and ministry network with love and wisdom.

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