Now On PAPERBACK!!!!!

Aug. 16, 2016

Hello everyone 🙂 🙂

THE MAGIC SUITCASE: MARTHA is OFFICIALLY on paperback!!!!!!!!!!!! You can order it here:

https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Suitcase-Martha

Happy Reading, everyone!! 🙂 🙂

JMK~

Print Version Coming Soon!!!!

Hello everyone! 🙂

 

Guess what?! I just received word a couple days ago that my YA fantasy novel, “THE MAGIC SUITCASE: MARTHA” will be available for POD (print on demand) purchase to order them in print NEXT WEEK!!!!!! Next week my all-time dream of having a published print book will come true!! I am so excited!!

 

Amazon will be the place to order the books, and then they will be sent to your house in print form. They even added some surprise and very cool additions to the print version of the book which I am totally excited about. I will keep you all posted the exact date to order them, how much they will be, and the website url to order them from. Also, once I get a copy for myself, I will try to get Barnes and Noble to market it in their stores as well.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know. I am so excited for you all to share this wonderful momentum with me! Thank you for all of your support! God bless you all 🙂

 

Have a good week! Talk to you all soon 🙂

 

JMK~

Hint #3: A Career with a Hope

June 22, 2015

Hello, everyone,

There is a popular Bible verse that says:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11. The word “future” is in bold for a reason!

Remember, everyone, when I had my previous two hints?! Remember those things I said? Well, connect them with this hint, everyone. 🙂 Then what do you get?

What do you all guess is the answer to all 3 of these marvelous hints? I’d love to hear all of your guesses!

So, moving on to explain this hint further: God always has amazing plans for each and every one of our lives, whether you believe that or not! 🙂 He always knows what is best for us. Recently, I was offered a golden opportunity that I could not pass up. It was something that had to do with my college degree and my writing, something amazing. Something I’ve done nothing but dream of my entire life! And now something wonderful is coming true in my life.

God is so amazing. He always takes care of us and always provides for us and our every need. He provides us in ways you never expect, in mysterious ways, but also in perfect timing. So many wonderful things have been provided unto me this past month. Next Monday is my birthday, making me 27 years old. I can proudly thank God for another beautiful year of hard-earned lessons, wonderful adventures, and a bright future.

Because nothing is impossible with God! 🙂

Soooooo, what do you all think the answer is????? Let me hear your best guesses!! Can’t wait to hear them. 🙂

Enjoy your week 🙂

JMK~

Hint #1: New Zealand

May 20, 2015

Hello everyone,

There is exciting news coming super duper soon, within only a few short days! But before I announce this Big Surprise, I’m going to give you all 3 major hints.

The first hint is: New Zealand.

Why New Zealand?

Not very long ago, I wrote a 81,000-word novel, The Magic Suitcase. As you can see in my Debut Novel page, this story is basically about two young girls whose father has recently been mysteriously murdered. Their mother won’t share who it is that killed their father, for their own protection. Then, Martha and Alice come across this magical suitcase. Just imagine – early 1900s folks seeing something completely supernatural come into their midst! Just think how incredibly shocking that would’ve been to see something magical and supernatural develop before their very eyes! It’d definitely be something beyond their wildest dreams! 🙂

Well, the setting of The Magic Suitcase is New Zealand. So once again, the question is:

Why New Zealand?

Well, why not? How often do you hear of a story based in one of the smallest countries in the world? Especially in the early 1900s? I did extensive research of New Zealand and discovered that there was a small coal-mining town named Reefton back in those days, which still exists to this day. The novel is set in that same town in New Zealand. When I had my dream that brought up this entire story idea in the first place, I remember how the story was also based in New Zealand there!

New Zealand is a stunning, beautiful continent with jaw-dropping landscapes and mountains galore. New Zealand deemed the perfect place for such a magical story.

So with all of that said, as hint #1 represents: New Zealand. What does the big surprise have to do with New Zealand??????

You’re all more than welcome to say your own guesses, but nothing will be yet revealed for several days still, at least. In the mean time, as time grows closer, I’ll be writing these hints in blog posts that will come several times this week, into early next week possibly. It all depends on how long the Big Surprise takes in its magical, beautiful, transcendent ride to arrive. But I am patient, and I know all of my wonderful fans will be, too. 😉

Happy Writing and have a great week, everyone. 🙂

JMK~ 🙂

My Favorite Things

May 13, 2015

Hello, folks,

This week sounds like a perfect week to go about examining one’s favorite things and how they help you through life’s struggles. So below are some of my favorite things.

What are your favorite things? How do they give you comfort in life when life just seems really hard?

**My Favorite Things:

• God  – Every morning lately I have spent 1-2 hours thoroughly reading and studying God’s Word through Bible app reading plans, devotion, and prayer. This gives me comfort at the start of the day, reminding me that God is with me, has amazing plans for me, and that trusting and being confident in Him will bless me.

• Family – There’s no better support system I have than my husband and family. They are my constant encouragement and true love, helping me realize what’s really important in life. My husband has a great sense of humor, too, as well as the rest of my family. Humor mixed with love is probably the best way to help a loved one overcome a trial!

• Cats – My cats, Lefty and Felix, are really entertaining. They also keep us on our toes, but get into everything! My black cat, Felix, as you’ve probably seen in my recent Youtube video here, is the most prone to getting into mischief! No matter where we hide his cat food, he has a highly alert, keen sense of smell and does anything he can – destroying the carpet, opening doors as strongly as he can – etc., just so he can get what he wants. No matter what I go through in a day, their entertainment keeps me reminded that there are enjoyable aspects of life to constantly strive for and look forward to.

• Knitting – There’s just something comforting about the tip-tap of the knitting needles softly clinking together, along with the soft, tender feel of that brand new ball of yarn, that comforts you and gives you peace. It’s a feeling only needle-workers can understand. Any needle-workers out there? 🙂

• Baking – My husband loves it when I bake stuff. He does most of the cooking around the home since I don’t really enjoy cooking at all. I even groan about making a simple pot of mac and cheese! His favorite thing that I make is my Oreo Pie Dessert, which you can see on my page Discover More! Putting all the recipes together, measuring cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons of ingredients, is fun to me. Plus having a big sweet tooth is a plus, too. 😉

• Playing Piano – Yes, it’s true, I have played piano for 16 years. I have a piano keyboard in our office corner, but as all avid pianists know, nothing beats sitting down at a real piano. My heart melts at seeing a brand new, black and shiny piano, sitting there just waiting for someone to play it! I love all the classic composers, such as Pachebel, Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, etc. I’ve played almost every Beethoven piece, and have played at least one song from each of these composers. Classical music is my favorite to play, but I also enjoy jazzy tunes. Playing a simple song makes you forget about your troubles and focus on the soft comfort of music that sings all your troubles away. Any musical followers out there? 🙂

• Reading a Book – I’m not a fan of Kindles, etc. It’s fine if someone else uses them. But for me, I love the crisp, soft feeling of the book in my hand. You can stroke your hand across the texture of the book cover, feeling the crispness of the pages, and know how real the book is. If it it was up to me, I’d have an entire library of books. My favorites are anything from Jane Austen and Kate Morton. But aside from the Bible, my all-time favorite book is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The book just really speaks to me. I don’t know if it is because I’m a writer or because I have three younger sisters. Reading a book with a telling story just sends you into another world where nothing else matters except the fun adventure you’re about to experience!

• Gardening – Since we live in an apartment, there’s really not much of a garden you can have. We tried growing a tomato plant in a pot, but it didn’t work out so well. More so than vegetable plants, however, are using the beauty of flowers, even if it is just a dozen-some pots lined up on your balcony. I enjoy learning more about plans and flowers in how to make them better and better. Just another comfort of home.

• Humor –  My favorite comedians of all time are Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan. Not only are they relatively clean humorists, they make you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to anything, no matter what kind of sick you’re feeling.

What are your favorite things? 

Have a good week, everyone. 🙂 Don’t forget to enjoy life to the fullest! 🙂

JMK~ 🙂

Never Forget the Person God Made You!

May 5, 2015

Folks,

Important life lessons I’ve been learning and struggling through in the past few weeks. Hopefully none of you have gotten tired of these inspirational-based blog posts lately. 🙂 Before I begin, though, I’d like to thank all of you for your immense support and encouragement with me and my little life lately. Yesterday, my Twitter page reached 600 FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 Wow!!!!!!!! 😀 I feel sooooooooo incredibly blessed and honored that all of you out there would actually take the time, effort, and enjoyment out of everything I have to say in my life, whether it comes to simple advice or writing about writing, cats, knitting, recipes, etc. 🙂 You guys are the best!!! I have the greatest fans in the entire world!!! No words don’t even need saying from any of you. But when I see more and more people following me and see my website stats go farther and farther upward, I feel honored and really touched to share my entire story with the world. So THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Okay. So anyway, I’ve been learning lots of new life lessons lately. Every day is a blessing from God, and in the past few weeks, daily I’ve spent reading Bible plans. There are Bible reading plans on my iPhone’s Bible app about anything, really, but I’ve really been going through Bible plans about worry, doubting, anxiety, anger, among others. So if you can’t tell already, despite how encouraging it is to write inspirational blog posts, I’m still struggling with worry, anxiety, and anger. It is a constant struggle, but through every trial I’ve gone through in my whole life, I have found myself successful and willing to overcome every trial. This trial that I am currently enduring has been a struggle, and possibly the longest trial I’ve ever gone through. But so far in this trial, I have discovered many benefits and blessings through it all. I have grown closer to God, learning to rely on Him more than I ever thought possible, and in the process, it has beneficial for gradually, day by day, letting go of worry and stress. This struggle has always brought my husband and I closer in our marriage as we learn to take comfort, encouragement, and support from one another, working through our little struggles as a team like every married couple should. I draw encouragement and comfort from even our cats, and also from friends and family. We have received immense prayers, support, and love through it all, and I am deeply grateful to the ends of the earth for that.

Another thing that this struggle has brought me to realize is to, as the title of this blog post states, never forget or give up on the person that God made me to be. The same advice could be given to anyone else who deals with a trial or hard circumstance in their lives. First and foremost, you don’t lose hope or faith in God, no matter how difficult it gets. Then, you learn to rely and trust your spouse more than anything and more than ever before. Finally, when left alone during the day to bear the day’s troubles, aside from the comfort you receive from God and His Word, you remember to not forget the person God made you to be. God gave you incredible strengths and blessings in life. He designed you perfectly the way He destined you to be. He has taken you out of, and will continue to do so, difficult situations to free you from burdens that are not healthy for you in any way, shape, or form. He has daily reminded me and also constantly of how special I am to Him. He knows what is best for me, and He will never fail me. The unique person he has made me to be, I shall not ever forget the person God wants me to be: strong, capable, independent, patient, controlled, happy, and positive. All these things also bring me comfort as I struggle to gradually come out of the dark tunnel of uncertainty. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, however! There is immense hope.

I refuse, absolutely refuse, to give up hope. Giving up is letting Satan win! Remember that. And remember that all good things are possible with our Heavenly Father 🙂

Love to you all! Have an enjoyable week 🙂 God willing, I should have wonderful news to provide to you by my next blog post next week.

JMK~ 🙂

How to Think Like a Cat!

April 27, 2015

Folks,

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. By today, I have organized nearly every room in our entire apartment. We now have the most organized apartment in the building, probably the block! I’ve been tempted to clean, start a new knitting project, begin reading a new novel, and start a new sewing project. Since our place gets regularly cleaned, I’d probably stick with starting new projects first. I’m listening to my favorite music, favorite stations on Pandora, and my favorite: favorite comedian Brian Regan. 🙂 Any Brian Regan fans out there?? He is hilarious!!! But my husband is extremely more hilarious. I sometimes tell my husband that he should’ve taken up theater in college to be a comedian. He would have had so many hits.

Anyway, I’m getting away from this week’s main point, haha. So needless to say, I have plenty of spare time lately. And I’ve been doing a lot of praying and pondering about life, fear, faith, God, and worry. I’ve been making it a point daily on every morning, and I strongly encourage all of you to do the same, to read morning devotionals on my iPhone’s Bible app. Then, afterward, I pray for a while, and it brings me such comfort and peace. God knows the current struggle I’m fighting through, and I read about his goodness, power, love, wrath, anger, and forgiveness that I read in His Word. Then, as I do my projects throughout the rest of the day and stay alive through my struggle until my husband comes home, I am encountered by another blessed reminder: my cats.

Now for those of you who have read my blog posts for a while, you know very well that I have two cats: Lefty and Felix. Lefty is a white tabby whose left feet are all white compared to his right legs, which explains the name. Lefty is three years old, but older than Felix, who will be two years old in June. Felix is completely black, with a few white spots on his chest, a toe, and abdomen. Lefty is long and lean, whereas Felix is short and stout. They are both naughty kitties. They’re very sweet and adorable, of course, but they are very naughty. They get into everything. We keep the office door closed unless my husband and / or I are in there, with the garbage cans inside there (one from the kitchen, one for the office only), because they are garbage raiders. Felix used to climb up walls and scratch them up. Lefty has destroyed countless phone, headphone, and Wii cords through biting through them completely. He is a cord lover, no matter how many times we’d tried to keep them away from him, although thankfully we’ve gotten much, much better at hiding them.

Let’s see, what else?

Felix is a hog. At his last vet appointment, the vet said that he needed to lose a few pounds. Well, that’s difficult when he’s a food raider. We’ve become much, much smarter since we got him, so there’s hardly ever any food. Guess who is in the kitchen when we’re cooking food, even if it’s only coffee? Felix. When the dishwasher is full and we’re left with putting dishes upside down in the sink, who’s in the sink seeing if he can find the tiniest food crumb? Felix. One time I left my cereal on the counter and turned my back for only a second….well, you get the idea.

But one thing I’ve come to realize not just since we rescued Lefty and Felix from the animal shelter but increasingly lately, is that no matter the destruction and mischief they get into, those two never have a worry in a world. Oh, they may beg for their dinner two hours before it’s due to arrive, but you know that they aren’t worried about receiving their dinner. They just want it, haha. They don’t worry about if one day my husband and I will one day throw them out on the streets with nothing, or if we’ll stop feeding them, which of course will never happen. They never doubt our love and affection for them as they cuddle on our laps and purr, a big tabby smile on each of their faces. They look at us for guidance and direction in their lives, but they never have a fearful bone in their body.

Sometimes I think about their previous lives before we’d found them, how it might’ve been for them before some good soul individually took each of them and put them into the animal shelter to get adopted. I wonder how scary the world had been to them, being on those cold, dark streets, scrounging for food in dumpsters and alleyways, their fur grungy and smelly. No doubt they must have worried about if and when they’d receive their next meal, or if they’d make it to the next day. They’d dash from oncoming cars, maybe even crave a human being’s tender attention, looking for a better life on a constant basis. Winter would come, and they’d probably worry about freezing to death or finding a warm place to spend the night. It makes my heart grieve just thinking about it.

We all should be like our animals, whether it be a cat, dog, etc. They’re our pets, and they’re in a loving, honorable home where they’re constantly loved, sheltered, provided for, protected, and given affection. Just like  us. They never have a single worry in the world, because they trust us. We should be the same way toward God! This deep, constant trust never fades, and that’s the same trust that we should have in God and in our burden-full situations. Someway or another, even though we may not understand it, God will bless everything to work out in His own good timing. He will bless us in countless ways. We need only to be patient and trusting. Why worry when God has it all under control?

Folks, I hope you won’t mind these blog posts I’ve been giving lately, but they’re as much of an encouragement and comfort to me as I hope they are for you. So today, if you’re struggling with something, don’t worry. Think like a cat! Just trust that your Master will provide for you and take care of you. You need only be still and wait for Him. 🙂

By the way, my sister wrote about me in her most recent blog post at her own blog. You may enjoy this link here 🙂

Have a blessed and wonderful week, everyone 🙂 Let me know if there’s anything I can pray for you by email or social media, and I totally will 🙂 In the mean time, I’ll be praying for good news, for both of us! 🙂

JMK~ 🙂

The Joy of Writing

Hello everyone,

Has the good Lord ever made you wait for anything? Well, folks, I’m waiting right now, for a couple things, and let me tell ya, it’s tough!! 🙂 But I know that in the end, it’ll be so incredibly worth it 🙂

What have you had to wait for in your life?

Imagine sitting in jail, feeling like you’re rotting there, while waiting to get let out from that dark, grimy cell, behind black, steel bars that are keeping you there until the government thinks you’ve learned your lesson. This was such a case for Benjamin “Ben” Martin.

I know, I’ve now finished writing about the history of all the books I’ve ever written since I first began writing in my life (see category History of My Books above). But this book is special. In the past couple weeks, I’ve been thinking to myself about the writer’s block I currently have with the book idea I have listed under my “Current Project” page (see above for further details), “Crimson”. But I’ve also had a good idea that if I’m going to speed up my writing and publishing process once my husband and I have children and it gets loads busier one day eventually, I’ll have to get a head start now.

So while I’m waiting for my current writer’s block of my book “Crimson” to flourish away, I’m currently in deep revision of my first book I’ve ever written that was once called, “Life with Guardian Angels.” But now it’s called “Childhood Secrets”. And it is going really well!

So anyway, Ben Martin has been in jail for four years, now being let out. As a reader, you don’t know what he went in for or why he committed the crime. All you know is that he is now a free man, being led out of the jail gates toward a gray SUV where his friends, Cassie Dawson and Mike Bain, excitedly await! His friends are so happy to see him. They haven’t seen him in four years, but beyond that, they have been the only ones keeping in touch with him. Now Ben is a pretty decent guy, apart from the fact that he was once in jail. He comes from a good family; he’s a farm boy, too, and now things are about to get exciting.

Meanwhile, Jess Olsen Beckham had lost her husband to a terrible car accident two years before. She has spent the last two years in mourning for him, trying to move on in a life where her husband, Don, no longer exists. Now how sad is that. Writing the scenes of Jess losing her husband, it really made my heart heavy, just thinking about the complete and terrible loss and pain you would have from losing a spouse so unexpectedly like that. Jess has moved her and her dog, Frank, to a different place and is gradually starting to build a brand new life for herself, little by little.

Ironically, Jess is best friends with Cassie Dawson, and they have been best friends since seventh grade. She’s also friends with Mike. So when Jess steps foot inside her and her friends’ favorite taco joint, she is shocked to see Ben there with them, for of course Cassie never said anything, the matchmaker! All we know about this situation thus far is that Jess and Ben were once high school sweethearts, aren’t very good friends now, and didn’t talk at all during Ben’s jail sentence except for when Jess testified for him during his court trial.

Has this story grabbed you by the throat yet? 😉

So continuing on, as I conclude, this book will be an inspirational-based, romance suspense. It’s suspenseful, because in order to understand all the major facts of the story, we must peer into each and every character’s life, including the deep, dark secrets of Jess’s deceased twin sister, Lizzie’s past, to piece everything completely together.

That is all I will share about the book for now! 🙂 I’ll of course keep you posted gradually about it as time goes on.

Let me share one last thing for you. It is a gloomy day here in North Dakota where we live. It’s very rainy. There’d be nothing better I’d love to do than ——- no, not write ——– read fan mail! I know I am not a published author yet, but almost, so with that said, if you all have any questions, comments, or suggestions about writing, fun characters you like whether it be mine or another author’s, my blog, my life, your life, your passions and about you, or anything in general, really, please drop me a message to my email: books_jmg@yahoo.com sometime! Oh, and please also visit my “About Me” page for more information on how to follow me on social media and subscribe to my monthly newsletter! 🙂

All for now and wishing you all a blessed week,

JMK~ 🙂

The Mysterious Secrets of a Blank Mind ~

Hello everyone,

And yes, if you didn’t understand my title, I am a writer and I do have writer’s block. 😦 I’m struggling with my current novel (see Current Novel page), with my black cat Felix’s tail looping over my keyboard, and I am staring at a blank screen. I usually don’t enjoy donating plasma and writing in one day, since I’m often found drinking ten gallons of water, haha. But I decided to be a little more productive today.

While I was donating plasma, though, I was skimming through Pinterest and found a ton of writing pins that I liked quite a lot. They gave me a lot of great inspiration, too (as I slam yet another bottled water), and I decided to share some inspiration with you. So here are the top six ways to get over writer’s block and start writing like you should!!!! 🙂 🙂

1.) Write about what you love that won’t get published. Remember those writing exercises you did in creative writing classes in middle high school, high school, or college? Neither do I. But anyway, write about your favorite memory growing up, your favorite food, write about your pets, or just whatever you like. Let your mind explore the possibilities.

2.) Watch your favorite movie. This always inspires me, because after all, most movies are based off of books.

3.) Read your favorite novel, or just excerpts from it. Aside from the Bible, my favorite novel of all time is “The Secret Keeper” by Kate Morton. The smallest or greatest word, beautifully sewn in intricately perfect font, is such passionate artwork to me. That really makes me want to write as great a story as a fantastic author.

4.) Outline your book on a separate sheet of paper, or in a notepad, or even on a Microsoft Word document sheet. This particular exercise helps me sometimes, but not all the time.

5.) Get away from the story for a while and let your mind wander. While you’re in the shower, or brushing your teeth in the morning or evening, imagine yourself in the character(s) shoes. Where would they go from here? What happens next and how can they go about it? This especially helps me whenever I am desperately craving a lot more passionate artwork in my own writing, like now, haha.

6.) Don’t be afraid of making the first draft a dud. That’s what editing and rewriting is for! Write out the scenes that are bugging your mind most. Get all of those good and ugly scenes out of your mind, and then polish them later. When I wrote my debut novel, “The Magic Suitcase,” this helped me a lot. When you don’t feel like writing this scene, or if you’re like me and its the only scene of the book left to write (I tend to skip around a lot when I write, which also helps me), just vomit it all out and worry about polishing it later. It’s only when we learn to like and enjoy that particular scene when it deserves the most effort and also when we give it the best effort. 🙂

My surprise should be hopefully posted on my blog this week, so keep your eyes peeled for exciting news soon!!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂

Have a blessed week 🙂

JMK~

The Blessing of True Love in Writing

Hello everyone,

I know I’m a bit late 🙂 but this should be a good Valentine’s Day post.

I have a wonderful true love who gave me flowers and a sweet necklace 🙂 Our cats destroyed the flowers, but I kept the necklace. I also got some gifts from my parents and inlaws.

Valentine’s Day is always fun. My husband proposed on that day two years ago. Each of us celebrates in our own way. Us, we had a nice dinner at home, had cake, watched Titanic, and drank some sparkling pomegranate juice.

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, haha, but I am a true romantic at heart. After suspense novels, I enjoy the heartwarming stories of romance and a man and a woman getting together. It’s rather exciting to see that treasure found by someone special. Your heart knows that he is the one, and et cetera.

But all gooey and golden things aside, true love doesn’t need to be just by your spouse. Maybe you have a special friend or two or several or a whole room-size of friends who are is your true love, someone who understands you just the way you want to be understood. If you are like me, your first and foremost true love is God. Or maybe its your kids, your pets, or the stranger that you help serve food to in charity houses and homeless shelters.

A true love can be anything you love and desire above anything else. I’ve seen all kinds of it, in music, and even in my own writing. I write true love stories for a living. That is my freelance writer life. I enjoy finding creative ways for a couple to get together, and I also enjoy reading about them. Why, you ask? Well, simply because I truly believe, in my heart of hearts, that each and every unique person of the world truly deserves someone or something (as in, their passions, talents, etc.) to hold onto to be their forever purpose. My forever purpose is serving the Lord and serving my husband, and then, of course, being a freelance writer and well-known author someday. Will you help me make it possible? Those are my true loves. 🙂

What’s your true love? What did you do this Valentine’s Day?

One of the most influential people I’ve known in my life is my grandmother. Her name was Rita. I bring her up because three years ago this month, she passed away from this world. I remember her laughing a lot and as much as possible. Her second bout of breast cancer robbed her life from ours, but her memory continues to live on in my family. I could write story after story about her, her sweet and kind nature, teaching my sisters and I how to cook and bake, influencing me to take up knitting, and encouraging me in my life. She always had something to say, something to ask. Looking back, I wish that we had talked longer and played piano duets more. She’d born and raised seven children, been a farmer’s wife, and taught learning school and piano lessons for years. She was one of my inspirations. She always urged us to smile more, that we should turn our frowns upside down and live happily, that God gave us a wonderful reason for living. She lived life straight to the fullest. She made her life unforgettable.

I don’t know about you, but I want to live past age 100 if God wills. I want to show people that my long life isn’t simply in tribute of God and how healthy I work and live, but living happily. Recently I’ve chosen to let go of the negative and focus on the positive for good this time. I pray that my hard work with this will be a success.

I hope this blog post finds you all in good spirits this week 🙂

JMK~