KEEPING IT REAL - Jury Duty

I served Jury Duty for the first time on Tuesday the 10th, it was really interesting. I showed up at 7:45 am on time with many other first timers only to wait until 9:00 am until they took the first 80 juror's. We waited until 2:30 and they released us and they thanked us for serving. It was truly boring just waiting, I did bring a book to read but even that was tough to read after about 3 hours. In any case, I am good until next year, and this is good.

KEEPING IT REAL - New Challenge the Family faces

The family was hit hard with the news we received about Mike, my sister Villa's husband. He has been diagnosed with cancer. The doctors are saying that it is at stage 4, and all they can do for him is chemotherapy. We have sent out to all family & friends for prayer for Mike's healing, and we are believing in restoration for him. When I heard the news I was in disbelief for about a day, it is when I do not understand what is happening that I find comfort in GOD's word. I feel a rush of different feelings for my sister & Mike of compassion and sympathy, sadness, yet hopeful. I want to help be her strenght, but I am reminded when I am weak, Jesus makes me strong. I want to let her know that we are lifting her up in prayers and remind her that she can find peace and comfort in her Heavenly Father's loving arms. Sammy, Crystal and the girls are coming down from Seattle for a week for support and a much needed surge of energy from love ones. I will keep you up to date.

KEEPING IT REAL - June already!!!

The first week of June already in the books. May was so busy that it truly went by so fast.

Calinia finished school last week, and her grades were good as well. As of this week she is officially a Senior in High School ( I want to cry). It is truly hard to believe that she will be graduating next year. We were saying to each other how weird it all seems, because we both remember when she graduated from Kindergarten.

I don't think Calinia has slowed down a bit since school ended, it has been go, go, go. Calinia has been working more since school ended, she has mentioned that all the people she works with are really terrific, that makes us feel good to know that it is a good environment.

June should be a little slower then May and hopefully we can enjoy this month and summer.