Brenda Ponti-Payne :  

Of all the many abilities that GOD HAS BLESSED ME with, HE ANNOINTED MY VOCAL CHORDS. SINGING is MY GIFT FROM GOD. I sing JAZZ , GOSPEL , R&B , OLDIES. MUSIC & MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE NEXT TO GOD IN MY LIFE . BECAUSE THEY " ALWAYS" SOOTHE MY SPIRIT AND MAKE ME SMILE,WHEN NOTHING OR NO-ONE ELSE CAN. HAVING BEEN BORN WITH A "CAUL"(VEIL) OVER MY EYES. I WAS ALSO BORN WITH THE GIFT OF INSIGHT,AN ABILITY TO SEE SITUATIONS, MEET PEOPLE IN DREAMS OR VISIONS AND FEEL AND SEE THINGS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN(SOMETIMES YEARS PRIOR TO THEIR OCCURRENCES) AND AT TIMES AS THEY ARE TAKING PLACE.THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I HAVE ENCOUNTERS WITH SPIRITS SOME I KNOW PERSONALLY,SOME CASUALLY AND OTHERS I DON'T KNOW AT ALL. BUT I DONT FEAR THEM I TAKE HEED TO THEIR WORDS OR THE AMBIENCE/ORA GENERATED FROM THEM WHEN THEY COME TO ME. THIS IS SOMEWHAT SPIRITUAL TO ME & HAS BEEN A BLESSING GUIDING ME THROUGH SITUATIONS ( SOME LIFE THREATENING) IN MY OWN LIFE, AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INFORM OF MY PREMONITIONS OR HELP THEM SOLVE ISSUES WITH THE INFORMATION GIVEN ME. I LOVE THE LORD,I LOVE CHURCH,I'VE BEEN SINGING AT MY CHURCH SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD STARTING WITH MY YOUNGER SISTER & BROTHER AS "THE WILLIAMS TRIO" UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR GRANDFATHER RALPH DAVIS (PROFESSOR OF MUSIC), ALSO WITH THE CHILDRENS CHOIR, I NOW SING ON THE PRAISE TEAM AND IN THE CHOIR (THE MESSENGERS OF CHRIST). MY HUSBAND PLAYS DRUMS FOR THE PRAISE TEAM. I LIFT UP OUR PASTORS AND PRESIDING ELDER IN PRAYER ALL OF THE TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD FOR THE LORD. I ALSO WEAR THE HAT OF "CUSTODIAN" KEEPING THE CHURCH AND SANCTUARY PRISTEEN CLEAN AND SMELLING GOOD. IN THE WINTER I PLOW SNOW WITH MY SNOWPLOW AND IN SUMMER I MANICURE THE LAWNS. I'VE GOT A THING FOR TRUCKS. HAVE WORKED DRIVING A 6X6 ARTICULATOR ROCK TRUCK. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE WAS JOINING THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. MY SISTER AND I WERE TO GO IN ON A BUDDY BUDDY PLAN BUT WHEN SHE DECICED NOT TO GO I STILL WANTED THE EXPERIENCE SO I ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCE RESERVES. I BECAME A MEDICAL SPECIALIST. TRULY ENJOYED MY JOB AND MEETING PEOPLE. MY ATTRIBUTES ARE THAT I LOVE TO LAUGH AND MAKE OTHERS HEARTS SMILE, I AM GREAT WITH CHILDREN. I LOVE TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE LORD, MIME MINISTRY, CRAFTS, ETIQUITE (MANNERS), CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, SINGING AND SAFETY. TEACHING THEM HOW HELP AND TREAT THE ELDERLY, BY READING TO THEM PLANTING FLOWERS OR GARDENS FOR THEM , SHOWING COMPASSION, BECAUSE IF WE ARE BLESSED TO GET OLD WE WILL ALL NEED SOMEONE SOMEDAY TO HELP US. THE ELDERLY, ARE SO WISE. MOST (AS MY GRANDMOTHER 95 YEARS OF AGE , MY AUNT 93 AND COUSIN 94) HAVE LIVED MANY YEARS, EXPERIENCED A LOT, ARE VERY PERCEPTIVE AND HAVE FINE-TUNED DISERNING SPIRITS ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE CHRISTIANS. IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO MARRY SOMEONE , TAKE THAT PERSON AROUND AN ELDER THAT YOU KNOW AND TAKE HEED TO WHAT THEY TELL YOU THEIR SPIRIT FELT ABOUT THAT PERSON. IF THEY TELL YOU NOT TO MARRY OR WAIT LONGER- LISTEN TO THEM BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF REGRETING IT SOONER THAN YOU THINK. HAVING BEEN A RUNWAY MODEL,I LOVE CLOTHES(UNIQUE CLOTHES), JEWELRY,COATS SHOES/BOOTS ETC. IF I WEAR PANTS OR PANT SUITS, I PREFER THEY BE CLASSY , FEMININE. I LOVE DRESSES, SKIRTS BLOUSES, BELTS , PURSES , GLOVES AND HATS! I CAN DRESS NICE ON A BUDGET , I DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE DESIGNER BRAND TO LOOK GOOD. I CAN LOOK JUST AS NICE ON A BUDGET AND STILL HAVE A FEW DOLLARS IN "MY" BANK ACCOUNT TO TAKE A TRIP OR DO SOMETHING SPECIAL, INSTEAD OF PUTTING THOSE DOLLARS IN THE BIG NAME PEOPLES BANK ACCOUNTS. I AM VERY CREATIVE, ARTSY CRAFTY & I LOVE TOOLS. I PROBABLY HAVE MORE TOOLS THAN THE AVERAGE MALE HOUSEHOLD AND KNOW HOW TO USE THEM. HAVING GRADUATED WITH AN ASSOCIATES IN SPECIALIZED UPHOLSTERY, I CAN AND HAVE MADE SOFAS AND LOUNGE CHAIRS FROM SCRATCH AND UPHOLSTERED THEM, BUILT BUNKBEDS, CLOSETS, ETC. MY GRAND-DAUGHTER, NEPHEW AND SOME OF MY ADOPTED CHILDREN FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD HELPED ME TO CREATE A FISH POND IN THE BACKYARD OF AN ELDERLY MAN WHO HAD BEEN ABANDONDED BY HIS FAMILY, AND I TOOK CARE OF THE LAST 5 YEARS OF HIS LIFE, UNTIL HIS DEMISE AT HIS HOME AS WAS HIS DESIRE,I PROMISED THAT I WOULDN'T ABANDOM HIM TO DIE ALON...Expand for more