Yesterday, I was called an irresponsible parent who often abandoned their children in someone else’s home by a human being who called my phone several times over the years to ask if my children could come to their house and play with their kids. It is a fact that this human being has on…
So driving around in Houston the other day, I was listeninging to 93.7 FM and they were talking about if a man pays to take you on a trip, are you required to give it up! I listened hard cos this one hit home. You see I recently allowed myself to go on a trip…
Ada Johnson was first started in 2010 by a stylish female engineer who wanted to infuse her love for colorful Ankara fabric into normally bland corporate wear. Bold colored Ankara blazers, suits and business dresses were some of the first products launched by Ada Johnson in 2010. Trying to build the company while working a…
I am a mother of boys, my sons are my joy. I prayed for daughters, but God gave me sons. Being a mother is hard, that I know. Just like today, my cries melted snow. In the quiet of my car, my tears silently flowed. An endless stream, as I stared at other kids. You…
“I have come to realize that people that struggle with Happiness tend to be Angels. These are people that really care a lot about wanting to be Happy, about wanting a better world, about wanting to help others, and wanting to live a life of purpose.” – Ada Johnson I am going to be 40…
My 2017 Year in Travel “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine My sons and I in Obidos, Portugal – A family that travels together stays together 🙂 2017 had me staying 118 nights in 37 hotels in 27 cities around the world. I…
“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.” – Kurt Vonnegut Jr Sunglazed & Sailing towards the Burj Al Arab . #Vadersfabulous40 #VaderstakesDubai I have played lip service to being that person that works hard and plays harder. So when the opportunity to go to Dubai for a two day nonstop luxury party came…
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist Someone I met recently have worked his way into becoming one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. You know how sometimes you meet someone and you just fall completely and hopelessly in love…
Today is designated International Women’s day in 2017, another day when women try to collectively fight for the right to be appreciated for bearing the weight of the world on our crumbling shoulders, for doing the most work for the littlest pay, and for being the forbearer of the human race. Today happens to be…
Today is the last day of 2016; it is 3:51 am on a Saturday morning yet I am still up, not because I partied last night, but what else is new. Everyone has something that plagues him or her, for me my major plagues are insomnia and migraines. Sitting up on my bed with a…