Shining Brightly for All to See
June is the month honoring LBGTQ rights. On June 15th, we made a big step forward with the courts. An employer can no longer discriminate against you for who you love.โฃ
On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that race and color could no longer dictate who you may love creating Loving Day (named after the couple; yes, their name was Loving!)
๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐.โฃ
When I ask you to wear a mask, itโs not for you, itโs for me. โฃ This is me a few weeks ago when I had to be tested for COVID. I was sick. I was tired. I was scared. Fortunately, I was negative.โฃโฃYes, it is America and you still have rights, but please understand…
This is where it happened — Ashton Villa. General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865, known as Juneteenth ever since. This is Juneteenth.โฃ This is American history, as well as black history. The end of slavery should be everyoneโs celebration as no one is free until all are free.โฃ All should…
I chose this journey for its flexibility and an acceptance of what I could and would do in my real life, not some candy-colored fake life wherein I wear white without stains and never have roots and am IG ready at all times.
Love. Enough said.
If you missed the start of My Story, here is part one. After two years of acting school, I was headed to Showcase Season. For those who you who have never experienced it, this is an opportunity to perform a scene for casting directors and agents in hopes of kick-starting a career. I’m not gonna…
I am a crier. I cry when I am happy. I cry when I am sad. I cry when I watch coffee commercials wherein big brothers come home to their little sisters. I cry… I cry when I watch inspiring stories like Jim Abbott. Did you see him on CBS Sunday Morning this week? The…
It’s Friday! Before I was a mom, that meant something but post-children, it doesn’t have quite the Zing! While the alarm doesn’t have to ring at 6:00 to make it to school, I don’t sleep in. No… my children miraculously rise on their own and wake me on days that they don’t have school….
My computer and I have a lot in common. And today, my computer said this… Yep! That sounds about right. I am out of RAM. I am unable to process information in a speedy and effective way. My brain is full of Disney lyrics and Justin Bieber drama. My brain is filled with Minecraft and…
When they say time heals a broken heart, it means the passage of time does the work. Its more active than that. Hearts need attention & care which take time
Grooms get on one knee and hope with all their might that the bride will “Just say yes!” And if they do it on a morning TV show, thousands hold their breath hoping the same thing. Well, with all the craziness of sizing down from 1600 sq. ft. to 320 sq. ft., I have had…
