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Live, Laugh, Love and Celebrate the Gift of Life!

Me, Myself, and I

I started out my life as a WASP, which here in the USA is the acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Translated that means I am a 56 year old American woman of European (Swedish, Swiss, Irish and English) decent who is an Evangelical Bible-believing Christian saved by the grace of God. However, in my teens, the Cuban refugees leaving their homeland after Castro turned Communist arrived in droves to Chicago where I was born and lived my whole life. I met a Cuban young man and from that point on, as others were burning their bras, sitting-in, dropping out, smoking pot and in general bucking up against the establishment, I rebelled in my own, and I like to think safer, way. I integrated myself into the Cuban community and culture. I learned Spanish and I learned about the Cuban plight. I absorbed the hospitality and sense of family of their culture. I learned to be a dedicated parent who sacrificed for one's children and did not leave them with sitters (con't. blog #1)

Music

Andrea Bocelli, Tim McGraw, contemporary Christian music (Fernando Ortega, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Michael English), swing and big band music, jazz, classical violin and harp music, ethnic music, classical guitar music

Films

The Hiding Place, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Cross and the Switchblade. A Beautiful Mind

Books

the Bible, Princess: The True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Cuisine

Cuban best of all, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Thai, some Palestinian, some Swedish and good old American cooking

Beverages

ice tea, Cuban and Turkish coffee, and quality home-brewed coffee

Things I am Passionate About

pro-life (against abortion), Palestinian rights to their homeland and the right of return (Al-Awda), Cuba Libre, incest survivor support, protection of women, children and animals from abuse, the Nigerian scammers (http://tinyurl.com/7zlro), SHARING MY FAITH!

Things I Collect

coins and stamps from all over the world (on an informal basis), frogs (stuffed, figurines, etc.)

It's Called Christmas (With A Capital C)

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