Remembering My Memoir-Motivating Mom

Remembering My Memoir-Motivating Mom

My mom, Anicia, was a motivator. She was full of life and energy and was such an encourager! She was generous and loved people well too. Mom also had some rough times. We’re so thankful she credited God for taking her out of those times of sadness and giving her times of true peace even when times were tough. And she loved well. Whenever her “going home” anniversary comes around like it did a few days ago, we think of her and appreciate the many reasons why we miss her and her sweet love.

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Close to Printing the 2nd Edition of Our Book “I Know You Love Me, Mommy and Daddy”

Close to Printing the 2nd Edition of Our Book “I Know You Love Me, Mommy and Daddy”

Self-publishing books has been a rewarding process for our family. Seeing hard work pay off no matter what we’re doing is great, isn’t it? With publishing books, we sometimes have to call a project done and other times put it through the revision process.

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Second Round of Sickness, Fruit, Blessings, and Updates Ahead

Second Round of Sickness, Fruit, Blessings, and Updates Ahead

After such an amazing and blessed trip to Dallas/Ft.Worth to make the most of Tim’s scheduled work trip, we arrived home three weeks ago with slight signs of a cold. Though we were being cautious and hardly went anywhere beyond our lovely Airbnb, we think we might have caught something at a gas station or perhaps a restaurant that we visited. The sickness ended up being the flu which wore us out. To be safe, we had a couple of our family members tested for “the virus,” but the test turned out negative. We had a few good days or so where we thought we might all be past it, but then experienced something we don’t ever think we’ve gone through before…

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2021 National Library Week Book Reading Video of “Count Them with Me” with Author Franicia Tomokane White

2021 National Library Week Book Reading Video of “Count Them with Me” with Author Franicia Tomokane White

In this video, you’ll get more than just a book reading, you’ll find out some of the reasons why I wrote it and why we published it. You’ll also find out what the extra pages include and how you can use them to teach your children whether you homeschool or love reading and teaching numbers and spelling to children.

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A Most Wonderful Birthday to You

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Is our sweet baby Pelaiah really sixteen already? It didn’t seem too long ago that Tim and I were eagerly awaiting her arrival. While many people have asked if the origin of her name was from my Pacific Islander heritage or even possibly Hawaiian, they’ve been often surprised to find that we chose her Hebrew name from the Bible because it has such a beautiful meaning --- “Jehovah is wonderful.” 

Pelaiah, not only is our God Wonderful, but you are a wonderful daughter, sister, and person! You’re loving, kind, thoughtful, brilliant, and beautiful! It has been a joy to see your love for many things --- a few of them being music, God’s Word, and learning new things. Your amazing culinary skills in the kitchen with many delicious, healthy foods and desire to selflessly bless many people with meals alongside your siblings has encouraged many people -- including your daddy and me. When you play the piano, especially on a piece that means a lot to you, it’s such a gift to us to see your heart poured out so eloquently on those keys. At times, you stir people’s hearts to tears with that special gift!

May the Lord continue to bless you for the way you love others in your sweet and beautiful way! May you continue to grow, seeking His wisdom and honoring Him all the days of your life. We love you, dear Daughter, more than you’ll ever know! Mwa! 😍🥳❤️🎉😘🎈

(We asked Pelaiah to share with us what photos she loves and would like for us to share here in the coming days. We’ve included some of them in her birthday collage above.)

New Children’s Books Still in Progress

New Children’s Books Still in Progress

When we asked our children to make a quick activity book with boxes to get used to the book-making process, Pelaiah wanted to increase the challenge and join us in making alphabet books for our publishing company, Wholesome Press! She chose a military theme and is making The Military Alphabet Book for older children. Heistheway and I are in the final stages of the layout of our Rhyming ABCs book and continue to make publishing it soon our goal.

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Heistheway Won Inaugural ”I Voted” Sticker Contest & Voting

Heistheway Won Inaugural ”I Voted” Sticker Contest & Voting

Yay! We voted! Did you? Last November, Heistheway won the inaugural ”I Voted” sticker contest here in El Paso. The El Paso Elections Department hosted it. They were very excited to print her winning design ever since then but especially for voting for this important Presidential election cycle!

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Happy 15th Birthday to Our Island Girl!

Happy 15th Birthday to Our Island Girl!

Pelaiah, we love you dearly! Happy 15th Birthday to you, our precious island girl! We love your tender heart and how you love to help others. We enjoy hearing how the Lord continues to teach you many wonderful things! The way you play the piano has not only moved us but many other people as well. We are thankful for you and pray that the Lord continues to use you to encourage and bless many people! You’re such a gift in our lives, dear daughter! Mwa!

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