On my Great-Aunt’s 90th birthday I told her that I wanted to see her before the summer was over. April 1996 was the last time I saw her, and for years I’d been begging my dad to visit her in California. So… I watched plane tickets EVERY WEEK since our conversation in May. Months ago I vowed not to let any grass grow under my feet. Then at 5:00 am one morning I saw that the airline ticket price dropped….
I was blessed to spend 12 years of my life with the beautiful woman in this picture. That’s my Granny. I was born a day after her 63rd birthday. She even nicknamed me, “Pride and Joy.” Among other nicknames, but I won’t get into all of that. When she left my world there was a void that could never be filled. There were so many questions that I had for her. Even though she was my granny, all I knew…
Happy Independence Day. July 4, 1776, the exact day we declared independence by the Continental Congress. The present thirteen colonies declared themselves a new nation. 240 years later. Where are we? #HistoricalFact Now, back to the subject at hand. The word for today is “independence.” I know you’re probably thinking, “you so smart, R.J. .” No, seriously I want to talk about being independent. The moment I realized I had to be independent, and what that meant. It took me awhile…