There are two pictures below. The first is of me and my family, except for my two nephews Calvin and Casey who in the UK and MN, respectively, and could not travel to be with us :( The 2nd picture was taken Easter 2011 in South Africa and has both Calvin and Casey in the photo, I … [Read more...]
Thankful for the Ordinary
It's Friday again.......... 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. Go all out encouraging the writer who linked up before you. OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes: On … [Read more...]
And so NOT according to plan….
On Tuesday I posted an entry for The Extraordinary Ordinary's Just Write Tuesday (Click HERE for the post). In that post I spoke of how it is that through the past few years of 'living' I have learned that I cannot constantly have control over everything that happens to me. I … [Read more...]
Just write – Tuesdays: Contemplation
Contemplation......contemplating what it is that encourages us to make the decisions we do?? What spurred me on to make one choice compared to another?? I went through a stage, a time in my life that my decisions were not the smartest. It was as if I had a rebellious … [Read more...]
Day 07 – A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Again....my 30 day challenge.....my rules, therefore, I am posting 3 pictures along with the explanations below: My parents have being my rock my entire life. I could go into this more but I will save that for Day 24 - check back then!!! My girlfriend - Jeanna Marie - … [Read more...]
5 Minute Friday – Friends
THE RULES: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. Go a little overboard encouraging the writer who linked up before you. OK, are you ready? Give me your best five minutes: ON FRIENDS: My … [Read more...]
35 years and counting!!
Today my amazing parents are married for 35 glorious years!!! They are an inspiration, year after year!! Through thick and thin, they've stuck together!! With the paths our lives have followed it is hard to get a complete family photo, as we are located in the U.K, the USA and … [Read more...]
Equal rights for Citizen A and Citizen Z
If you've kept up to date with my blog or know my story you'll know I am a first generation immigrant who received my green card about 2 weeks ago, after a very long and challenging six years......... I chose to take the long road to receiving my permanent residency in this … [Read more...]
What an amazing day
Well today started out with me pretending to need to get up to go to work.......instead of my alarm going off at 6 or 630am I set it for 7:45am hoping that Jeanna wouldn't catch on that I was being sneaky and that I actually had today off!! I got up after a couple/few snoozes … [Read more...]
People need to know the story of Anousone "Ped" Phanthavong
As this blog post below states everyone knows of and about Amy and Joe Senser, they have friends and contact in the media, people in the media that have actually defended them and their despicable actions. I was directed to the blog post below, written by Anna Prasomphol Fieser … [Read more...]
