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The summer before entering middle school I spent most of my weekdays at a summer program held at the elementary school, and riding around on my bike with Deborah. One day on our ride we stopped at the corner gas station where I had stopped so many times before to grab a soda for our ride. I jumped off my bike and ran to get change. When I asked for change I was told to follow Poochie into the office. I was suddenly pushed inside by King as he locked the door behind him, There I stood stuck inside a tiny space with the two men that had treated me like family. I knew that I was in trouble, so I fought...swinging, kicking and punching the two men that were working hard on ripping off my clothes. What seemed like hours I know was only minutes - thankfully Deborah's instinct signaled  that something was wrong. She pounded her fists on the door screaming at them to let me out, and they did - walking away like they had done no wrong. We rode away that day never looking back or speakin...

Everyone that knows me well understands why I love quotes. I truly believe that quotes can work for healing and change, but you have to be aware with what you're feeding your mind. You shouldn't buy into all of the messages, remember anyone can create a quote - I do it all the time! I'm beginning to have issues with quite a few that I've been reading lately because there unrealistic. I'm an optimist, but I'm also a realist. Realistically the grass isn't always greener, we all don't get to work our passion, people love the best that they know how, you can't have everything you want out of life, sometimes if you let people go they don't come back - not because it wasn't meant to be, sometimes people just move on with their life. YOLO (widely over used) doesn't mean you get to do whatever you want and whatever makes you happy, you should have to say your sorry, and sometimes you should have regrets...you get where I'm going with t...

There's too many things going on in my head today - I  read my collection of quotes on days like this. Since I'm reading them - thought I'd pass some along. "The past is a ghost, the future is a dream, and all we ever have is now." - Bill Cosby  "After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and you learn that love doesn't mean possession and company doesn't mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. And you learn to build your roads today, because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you...

Have an Awesome Monday....Be thankful & follow your DREAMS today & everyday!

I'm always about positive and inspirational quotes and sayings, but it's Friday and I'm feeling more like something to smile or laugh at. So here's a few quotes that I hope will make you smile.  Happy Friday!

I'm torn on what I want to talk about this morning since I have a few things on my mind. But what I'm thinking about at this moment is my son moving back to Phoenix over the weekend. If you have read some of my previous blogs you know that my son's biological mother did drugs during her pregnancy and my son was born drug addicted. It has been a roller coaster ride for all involved for many years now. On January 1st he moved to Tucson so I thought maybe he had finally hit rock bottom, had an epiphany, or maybe he had just had enough. All that mattered was that he had removed himself from a toxic environment and was going to change. Although his initial intention may have been to get it all together, something changed. Unfortunately, that means it has changed for each of us. The lies, items getting stolen from the house, mood swings, no job or motivation to get one, and broken promise after broken promise. Every drug addict or alcoholic that I know all have the same stori...

Sunday is suppose to be a day of rest so I'm going to try and take advantage of it. Although I know with my personality it's probably not going to happen. But in an attempt to make it a partial reality I've decided today and most likely each Sunday to share some of my favorite quotes with you. I've been reading and writing down my favorite quotes and proverbs for years. So here's a few for you... hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Happy Sunday! Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. Mother Teresa Catholic Nun, Missionary Nobel Peace...

This is one of the definitions of marriage in the Urban Dictionary 2. marriage 2202  up ,  418  down What straight couples have legally and commonly don't want, and what gay couples don't have legally and commonly want. Irony in the first degree. That's a pretty accurate definition don't you think? I married my husband in 1977 when I was 18 years old - happy to say that we're still married today. Of course we had some odds against us. In fact, according to most people which included our biggest skeptics(family) we would never last because of our age, beginning our marriage with a baby and being an interracial couple. I think my dad gave us a year and Tom's parents gave us two years, but we were young and determined so none of that mattered to us. We had an I will show them attitude... we weren't going to be a statistic in the world of failed marriages. So there we were, two young kids in the 70's with a baby and on our own. It's now 2012,...