Showing posts with label C. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C. Show all posts

03 April 2017

C is for Clarity #AtoZChallenge

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The path is clear
My vision, not.
I must bring forth
Those time forgot.

©2 April 2017 Suzanne G. McClendon 

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04 April 2016

C is for Crumpler, Denver


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17 August 1912 - 21 March 1957

Denver Crumpler is the finest tenor that I've ever heard. His love for Heavenly Father is apparent in everything that he sings. He is the Statesmen that I most relate to. He was a diabetic as my husband David is. He died an untimely death at the age of 44 due to diabetic complications which were originally misdiagnosed as a heart attack. He left behind a wife and children who still needed him very much.

While I never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Crumpler in person, he died a little more than eight years before I was born, I grieve such a tragic loss. He was the epitome of Southern gospel music.

This video spotlights the wonderful tenor voice of Denver. It is on the YouTube Channel belonging to his son Bobby Crumpler.

I'll Tell It


And this one, Heavenly Love, this one has to be my most favorite song to watch Denver sing. As he raises his voice, his face seems all aglow with love for our Heavenly Father. I can see how much he feels what he is singing. His heart is in this. It isn't just a job to him. It gives me chills. It is just beautiful!

Heavenly Love 
(Just after the Premium Saltine Cracker commercial.)



Please be sure to visit his son Bobby's YouTube channel  as well as the website that he has set up in honor and memory of his father: Gospel Hall of Fame Tenor Denver Crumpler

Sources

Find a Grave
Wikipedia: The Statesmen Quartet
BobbyCrumpler.com
YouTube


03 April 2014

A to Z April Challenge: C is for Cats





Over the course of my life, there have been many cats that won my heart, starting with Calico. No matter where David and I have lived, our house had been adopted as the Kitty Kool-aid house. They flock to us and they find food and shelter. This post will list some of the kitties that have we have loved along the way, though there are many, many more who have left their paw prints on our hearts.







Jadis was a very special kitty. She was always the first one to greet me as I got ready to take the kids to school and the one to greet me when I came back home. If I was outside, she was right there with me keeping me company. The morning that I found her dead in the road was one of the hardest mornings of my life in regards to our pets. That first morning afterwards, when she was no longer there to greet me, I felt so incredibly lost and alone. Here is my Jadis:



Wes was another very special little kitty. He was such a regal little thing and very friendly. He liked to sit in the nook of the tree, overseeing his kingdom. He was one of several kitties that just disappeared without a trace. Here is my Wes:


Then there's Leica, whom David called "Alagonquin". He was David's special kitty, his buddy. He was to David like Jadis was to me, always there and ready for a twirl around the legs and a nuzzle on the neck. We found him one morning lying like he had fallen from our roof or the tree branch. There were no marks to indicate foul play or anything like that. This really broke David's heart. He loved his furry little friend, as did the rest of us. Here is Leica/Alagonquin:


Have there been any special animals in your life? Tell me about them in the comment section. I would love to hear about them!