Celebrate Good Times

Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive
each other just as God forgave you in Christ.
                  Ephesian 4:32 NCV

My niece Larissa celebrated her 30th birthday
last Saturday.  Here the kids are celebrating.

True cousin love. 

You can't fake this much JOY.

My two big brothers:  Ilidio, me and Joe (Jose Felix)
We travel so far because family means the world to us.
Time is fleeting.  Having lost a sibling, we know the
preciousness of being together.

Like our father, we were all class clowns. 

Sweet baby girl Larissa, daughter of my brother, Ilidio.
Many more, my sweet darling girl. 

Mr. Lee, proud papa. 

SLAMMED

Dear Readers,

Slammed.  What does that mean to you?

Last Friday, Mr. Lee arrived at the YMCA to drop off
our kids for the before school program.
My little family arrived to a chained gate. 
On Tuesday night at 9:30 pm, our entire family was slumbering. 
The "emergency" phone call jarred us awake. 
The Y, with over 100 years of
of service to our community, was permanently closed. 
It felt like a death. 

Community based institutions are disappearing. 
How does this happen?
How are we allowing this to happen?
So sad for Jacob who loved his caregivers
and all his friends from different schools.

Slammed.  Means overwhelmed.

Let's escape for a few minutes.

Enie Menie Minie Moe

 

Cousin Love.  Did you know Jesus and John the Baptist were second cousins?

Did you watch the Truck Truck Race?

How cool is imagination.