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Della Reese
American
Musician
About the author
Touching people is very rewarding to me.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#People
You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Right
So whatever it is you want, need or desire or just like to have, you better try to get it now, 'cause this is the only time there is.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Want
#Time
#Now
#Desire
So, yes, I believe in angels, absolutely, I do.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Angels
Sometimes I think the choir gets a little ticked with me because I haven't sung in a long time and I can sing.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Time
The exercise I do now is a mammoth change for me because I never did any exercise ever.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Now
#Change
#Exercise
They started to try and keep us off the air in the beginning.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Beginning
It's the truth and people need to hear the truth.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#People
#Truth
We have made people in the industry and the people that see us aware that God loves them.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#God
#People
We want to be a place where, and when there's no place else, you can turn us on and know that He's there, He cares, and He's going to do something about it.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Want
When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#God
#Confidence
#Courage
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may be for us and it may not.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#May
#Tomorrow
#Yesterday
So I all knew was you lost your limbs and you died from it. I was scared silly.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Silly
There are people much less fortunate than us, and I don't mean people hungry sleeping in the streets either.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#People
I don't see how I possibly could have come from where I entered the planet to where I am now if there had not been angels along the way.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Now
#Angels
My mother was a personal friend of God's. They had ongoing conversations.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#God
#Friend
#Mother
People have known me for so long, I'm just Della to them.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#People
Each week, from a different point of view, you get another look at God, and that's exciting to me.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#God
I also work with the spirituality of people.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#People
#Work
#Spirituality
I don't have to take insulin because I have been able to make these changes and take this medication.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
I have a children's book already out and my autobiography.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Children
#Autobiography
I have been a Christian all my life, but it's impossible to be so deeply involved in these stories without it making you think again, and without it making you consciously aware of the people involved.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Life
#People
#Christian
I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
I like to sing very much.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
I teach metaphysics and pastor a church.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Church
#Metaphysics
My doctor explained that exercise and diet changes might help and that I also might need a medication.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Help
#Exercise
#Diet
Now I walk every where I can. I also ride a stationary bicycle for a total of 30 minutes. I do it three or more times a week now and I have lost 20 pounds.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Now
I could not have made it this far had there not been angels along the way.
Della Reese,
American
Musician
#Angels