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Folks, bright rays of sunshine for me yesterday: First, I attended the entire livestreamed mass at Holy Family in Artesia led by Fr. John Cordero. Mass was attended by lector, altar server and few helping with livestream. Church pews were empty. Yes, it was empty, but...
A Day to Cherish
Mini reunion with my young spirit classmate, who is a woman for others @Terra inside Eataly Los Angeles
Love Defying Odds
Today we celebrate our 44th wedding anniversary. We were married on Jan.4, 1979, with only 25 folks which included my family and my stepson, Keith. All photos of our wedding were taken by Van Lim, a UPI photographer chosen by my husband. Van captured the emotional...
41 Years
41 years ago, when we exchanged our vows in January. My dad was perhaps the happiest of all. Fortunately, we defied the odds against us and persisted to love, to honor, to fight, to struggle, to forgive, to have fun, to dialogue, to depend on each other and to commit...
Part II: Fatima: A window onto a new inner world with the light of Heaven within
In the presence of a miracle, faith is never washed away Scott Pelley, 60 Minutes - reported from Lalibela, Ethiopia. Two hundred thousand pilgrims visit Lalibela for an 11 church-pilgrimage in the northern highlands of Ethiopia around Christmas, celebrated...
One Soul at a Time
I love seeing moms and dads who care and love their babies so deeply, they infuse them with a kind of love that penetrates the heartstrings of their beings. When their children grow up, they are loving, trustworthy, kind, and compassionate and pursue their artistic...
Trump’s impeachment shows no one is above the law
Our nation is founded on the principle that we do not have kings. We have presidents. And the Constitution is our compass. When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something. Our children and...
Fatima, Portugal: A window onto a new inner world with the light of Heaven within
Each thing becomes a window onto a whole new world, an inner world, composed of the light of Heaven within everything. A Course in Miracles I joined two pilgrimages this year, both of which took me to Fatima, Portugal. On Sept. 22, 2019, I got to Fatima Square, an...
Friendship Good Vibes
Our beautiful friends since 1985, about 34 years now. Amongst us, we have been married 45 years, 43 years, 41 years, and 32 years = 116 years. Plus, Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough's 37 years make that 153 years of vibrance and love. I love their service to others even as they...