Faith, Thoughts

The connection between being blessed and being a blessing

I was having a conversation with my bestie. We were discussing another friend who is resting in her blessing, or rather she is resting in the shade of her children’s blessing. She is retired and one could say that she is living her best life. Not having to deplete one’s savings on major bills like… Read More The connection between being blessed and being a blessing

Hobbies, Thoughts, Travel

My first trip to Europe – Rome

I recently made my first trip across the Atlantic to Italy and I had the most marvelous time!  I’ve been across the Caribbean Sea to various islands and my beloved isthmus of Panama as well as across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.  This time I traveled to Rome, Italy.  I’ve been wanting to visit the… Read More My first trip to Europe – Rome

Thoughts

On Thanksgiving and a Lifestyle of Thankfulness

Yesterday, here in the U. S., we celebrated Thanksgiving as a nation. Many of us celebrated it with family and friends, many with strangers who would probably become family and/or friends, and others celebrated it alone. No matter what race, cultural background or religious beliefs, in this country the action of giving thanks becomes a… Read More On Thanksgiving and a Lifestyle of Thankfulness

Faith, Thoughts

A Brief Retrospective

When I was in middle school, there was a program that was instituted in my school district for computer programming. It was a pilot program that introduced us to data programming and processing and inter-network communications. I was selected to be a part of the program along with a few other students who had high… Read More A Brief Retrospective

Español, Thoughts

Una semilla llamada “Sí, podemos”

Cuando el presidente Barack Obama dirigió su primera campaña, lo hizo en la plataforma de “Sí, podemos”. Sembró una semilla en nuestros corazones y mentes que ha germinado y continúa produciendo más semillas de esperanza y llamados a la acción. “Sí, podemos” nos habló en muchos niveles, a nivel nacional, como comunidad e individualmente. Durante… Read More Una semilla llamada “Sí, podemos”

Thoughts

A Seed Called “Yes, We Can”

When President Barack Obama ran his first campaign, he did so on the platform of “Yes, We Can”. He planted a seed in our hearts and minds that has sprouted and continues to produce more seeds of hope and calls to action. “Yes, We Can” spoke to us on so many levels, nationally, as a… Read More A Seed Called “Yes, We Can”