Goodbye Whitney...Queen Diva Sings "This Day" 2-18-12

I just finished watching Whitney Houston's Homegoing Service on CNN and I was so blessed by the entire service. Here's a video I made of "This Day" in honor of Black History Month last year my rendition of my musical mentor in my head...Whitney Houston...

I share this song on this day for those who have an ear to hear and are in need of a prayer in song.

Rest in Peace, Whitney....I will always love you.

Goodbye, Whitney...

Peace & Abundant Love,
Queen Diva

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I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston by Queen Diva 2-13-12

Graphic by Eddie Santos

I'm still in shock about the news of the recent passing of Ms. Whitney Houston. I've been a fan since 1985. I remember when I was in high school and her debut single "You Give Good Love" came out and all of my fellow singing girlfriends, Tonya Stewart & Dieyelle Reed, were so excited about this new singer who came out of nowhere on the radio! We would rush to the radio after school and listen to her sing and then we would practice the song over and over until we got it just right like "Whitney!" I was in such awe of her talent and she was so beautiful to me. We would daydream about becoming singing stars one day and even briefly thought of singing together as a group! LOL! We all went our separate ways...I went to Prairie View A&M University, a part of the Texas A&M University system, to study Voice and Fashion Merchandising & Design. Tonya (Stewart) Johnson got married and is now a Praise & Worship Leader in Houston,TX and Dieyelle Reed also known as Di Reed joined the "New Jill City" group JADE as the lead singer in the early 90's and now is one of the top background & jingle singers in the Los Angeles area touring with Rod Stewart, Usher and others!

I will never forget my humble beginnings and learning Whitney Houston songs hoping that one day we would all meet her at the top! I went on to practice for hours at PVU perfecting my voice by listening to Whitney's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," "The Greatest Love of All," "So Emotional," "I Have Nothing" and "Run to You." Two of my favorite songs by her were "One Moment in Time" and "I Will Always Love You!" I'm truly a ballad singer and I can say I learned how to belt out a song practicing and listening to Whitney Houston.

I prayed many prayers for Whitney's recovery over the years and hoped as millions of her fans and family did that she would shake that demon of addiction off once and for all. My prayer now is that the world will remember the good times and not so much the bad times of a woman of God who shared her melodious gift of song with us all. She was my mentor in my head as a vocalist and I dreamed of the day that I would be able to tell her that one day. But since that will not come to pass I will say that I will always love Whitney Houston and I hope to one day share my gift of song with the world in excellence and let everyone know that every time I belt out a note I will be thinking of Whitney and all that she has contributed to my musical development although we have never met. She was an angel to me...an Angel of Song and I pray that her music will continue to bless all who have an ear to hear for many, many, many years to come.

I pray abundant peace to the Houston/Brown family and to let them know that she is finally at PEACE singing in the heavenly choir before the Lord with a huge smile on her face.

Peace & Love,
Queen Diva

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Happy February 2012 by Queen Diva 2-1-12

Today's Diva's Diamonds:
Happy February 2012! This month is the month for LOVE!!! I just LOVE love! Don't you? It seems that so many people are too busy trying to find it, flaunt it, contain it, parade it, avoid it, run from it and embrace it! God is LOVE and if we could just truly understand just how much God LOVES us all we wouldn't do the things we do or act the way that we act. Many of us act like we don't know how precious we are and hurt ourselves daily with words or to the extreme towards suicide. LOVE is inside of us ALL! There isn't one person on earth that isn't capable of LOVE whether giving it or receiving it but it's a matter of CHOICE if we will shut down or open up to receive LOVE! When we begin to believe the lie that the "enemy" tells us that we are unworthy, unloved, unwanted and unlovable that's when we lose HOPE and fall out of LOVE.

There is always HOPE....for there is always LOVE! God is in us ALL! God doesn't want us to stop living and hurting and shutting down to stop receiving HIM! When you shut down to LOVE you are shutting down to God! YOU ARE LOVABLE, YOU ARE NEEDED, YOU ARE WANTED, YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE!!! There are so many of you who simply do not believe that secretly or out in the open. No matter what you have done or said in the past YOU ARE LOVED!

During the entire month of LOVE....February 2012 I challenge YOU, P.I.N.K. Diamonds to LOVE on YOU and the people in your life whom you ADORE! Take steps daily to compliment, engage in conversation, email a note, mail a Valentine's Day card, watch a television show or go shopping with people you LOVE. Take baby steps if this is something you've NEVER done before and just start by giving a $5 dollar gift card to someone you LOVE at their favorite coffee shop or online store. If you don't have money then give them a "HUG Certificate" that you can make and give them 7 of them for 7 days of the week and tell them whenever they want to collect on a "HUG" to give you the certificate and watch LOVE happen! This may seem strange at first but try it and then try something else. Let me know how this goes the entire month of LOVE...February 2012!

Someone needs LOVE from YOU today! No matter if they are across the room or across the country! Show LOVE to someone that comes to mind that you LOVE and WATCH GOD=LOVE happen! So many suicides could be prevented if the person knew that they knew that they knew there was HOPE and LOVE still happens! God still happens! No matter how bad it looks....There's ALWAYS HOPE! We've got to seek LOVE out and seek out to those who are hurting and need LOVE....UNCONDITIONALLY!

Just like a diamond you shine resplendently...Keep Diva's Diamonds close to your heart and know that you are already FLAWLESS!

Love, Laughter & Light,
Queen Diva

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