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Fourth Day in the Heart of My Birthday
This is my fourth day of celebrating my birthday. First with family with very endearing and thoughtfully made chocolate cake and handmade birthday card from my 8yo #princess2015la. It is abbreviated as both my children are not into social media. That was family!...
Choose Love
Oh my gosh, my Biyaya sister aka as Grace sister Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough gave me the most beautifully wrapped present with fresh herbs and flowers made into a bouquet ribbon. Inside this box of DIOR are little recipes to Heal the World with a Kind Heart, sprinkling...
A Birthday Blessing with God’s Servants and Flavors of Grace
My birthday celebration orchestrated by God's selfless servants - "The wind knows your name," signed Fr. Rodel. It started with Mon David and Nicole David Yalong singing a duet to me over the phone, while in the park with Nicole's genius twin boys and their huge dog,...
A Celebration of Family, Love, and Achievements
An advanced celebration with family last night at @theparksfinest where we had the best seat, the best tasting food and great service! Thank you, my dear family. Oh wait, my daughter made the best-tasting chocolate cake with chocolate mousse, another layer of cake,...
Finding God’s Glory in Everyday Life
Give away your life to serve others, the saying goes. My husband and I are doing that this weekend. From cooking for a guest, which I did, to babysitting my sons' dog Saturday to today's babysitting my charming, handsome, appreciative with lots of smiles 8 mo grandson...
80 Years of Adventures, Joy, and Love: Happy Birthday Hubby!
@enriquedlz is hitting the jackpot. After a sumptuous Chinese seafood lunch and a beautiful jazz concert at Sam's First with @joshnelson_music and his band, tonight was the dinner with family. We all went to our favorite restaurant in El Segundo, ordered all the...
Innovative Solutions: Creating a Thriving Community
This campus of a thriving Santa Ana United Methodist Church was repurposed, built in 2 years, and opened in June 2023. 93 unit housing complex, 33 units are dedicated for the homeless population. Tenants are vetted by Mercy House with property manager on the site,...
A Glimpse into the Mind of a Wise Child
100% of #iylagranola proceeds go to their #collegetravelfunds #thankyoutomycustomers #princess2015la:"Grandma, I found out that it is harder to be a good person than being a bad person. Me: "I know, Sweetheart. That's why I pray to Mama Mary's intervention that the...
Law School Victory
12 years ago, my first born was a working student and she graduated with a law degree. So proud of her - she is decisive and with determination, grit, focus and self reliance, she meets her goals.