Today we woke up early and had breakfast with Noriko’s Dad…I had not seen him since 2007 on my second visit here so it was nice to catch up 🙂  We got ready to go meet her brother Ken and his family at her mom’s cemetery.  It is tradition for the family to all go […]
Today was a VERY long day but I made it safely to my friends house in Japan.  It started with a 3 hour drive Thursday to Indianapolis in the pouring rain.  I slept in the car for 4-5 hours before going to the airport (yes, I was safe 🙂 )  After departing Indy at 7am
I will be on an airplane beginning my very long journey in about 24 hours from now. Â I am excited to be able to take such a trip but it is bittersweet because I hoped to be taking my significant other with me this time but instead I will be traveling alone. Â Sometimes some things
I was sitting at a stop light today and saw a lady in need with a sign “homeless please help.” Â I realized I didn’t have any money except a handful of change in my cup holder. Â I rolled down the window and gave her the change and told her I was sorry that was all
I leave in 4 days to take a long journey to visit my best friend, Noriko. Â I am in need of her company right now and time spent with her and her family will be good for my soul. Â She has been there for me through all of my ups and downs in my life
Hello 🙂 I plan to use this as an outlet for expression in my daily life.  Maybe through it I can help myself—and hopefully, in some small way, others too.  I am going through something right now that I’ll share more about later, but for now my focus is finding positivity in each day.  I
