Tag: cancer
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REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS
As our country dissents into chaos and civil unrest, the calling of my ancestors’ pounds to the beat against my chest. Every deep breath that I take to calm the heat rising from belly only temporarily holds a moment of stillness, as I see images of hate and injustice; the destruction of principles and laws…
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Ride or Die
One of the things that I miss the most since my mom passed away is listening to her tell me stories of when I was a child. There’s nothing more enchanting than listening to other people’s experience and perspective of life with you. I don’t know if my mom ever really knew the kind of…
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12.1.24
I was with my aunt last night and she shared some interesting facts about this newspaper clipping of my grandfather. Not only was my grandfather a decorated hard working baker at Union Maid Bakery, but he also had an important role in forming the Union for bakers. It’s interesting how the slightest of details can…
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Intention
Today I’d like to set my intentions for this blog that I have been conjuring in my head for the past year. This idea for a book came into my head a few months before my mother’s passing last October of 2023. It happened quite unexpectedly and it took us all by surprise. She had…
Pot of Love 