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Okinawan food brand ambassador, Diana Bishop talks about how her passion project is bringing Okinawan-American families together over the dinner table. It's an interesting listen!!! Check out my podcast A NOVEL THOUGHT at most any streaming service like Spotify, Apple, etc. Or you can find it here: https://anchor.fm/kimberly-mckay If you like what you hear - click the support button.

As a brat, our military roots had us living in many areas.  The east coast is of them.  This photo is from the era when we lived at Cherry Point MC Base which is not now getting pounded by Hurricane Florence along with New Bern, Morehead City, Kitty Hawk, and many more areas.  A lot of our military friends still live in these areas along the coast. Our prayers go out to everyone affected by this monstrous storm.  I pray everyone had the foresight to evacuate, but I know not everyone will.  So, I pray for everyone's safety as they suffer through this crazy time in our world's history. I love our country and the people that make it up, but this hits home a bit harder as Hurricane Florence ravages a place where I've left a bit of my heart. Home is where the heart is, which is true as I have bits of my heart scattered throughout the world. And, the east coast has a big part of it. God, protect our loved ones and our first responders.  ...

So I've been avoiding the news and all social media for a while.  There's just too much hate seething from every aspect, every post, and everyone.  Friends are un-friending friends because their political views or comments don't line up.  Riots are sparked and the news does nothing but fuel their fire. I may not have liked either candidate but the election is over.  Neither side played fair with their political rhetoric, campaigning, or words.  So guess what?  I'm going to live with the choice that America has chosen.  I was raised to respect the office whether I was fond of the candidate or not. No matter who I voted for - I look forward to getting past this year's drama.  Since I'm a praying woman, I'm going to pray for our President and give him a chance.  I'm going to hope for a real change this time. Now, do I think one person can turn things around?  No, absolutely not.  The nation has never hung in the balance ov...