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Journey

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Catita Tx — 17 Comments

In my previous post I introduced you to my great-grandmother and how she had children with different last names. One of them was my paternal grandfather, who was born in born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1900. Around 1916 my grandfathers…

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Prelude to Journey – The Legend of the Whip

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Catita Tx — 1 Comment

I’m a tad late for the Weekly Photo Challenge Journey, but I just had to share a couple of stories for this topic! I called my father to ask him for some details about my grandfather’s journeys. We talked about…

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Easter – Rejoice!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Catita Tx — 13 Comments

As I’ve previously written, there I’ve experienced many facets of Easter. For me, Easter is a spiritual day to reflect on God’s great love for his people; a day that Christians around the world celebrate as their most sacred…

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Easter – The Day You Told Me You Had AIDS

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Catita Tx — 17 Comments

The early 1990’s were a challenge. At the end of 1990 and beginning of 1991 I was injured in two car accidents. The first one wasn’t too bad, but I wasn’t fully recovered when the second, more severe accident happened. …

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Arranged – Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Catita Tx — 13 Comments

Through my daughter’s eyes Hello, everyone. This is the continuation of the Weekly Photo Challenge “Arranged.” As you saw in Part 1, my daughter puts together colorful combinations of objects. Here are a few more arrangements that will bring you…

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Arranged – Part 1

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Catita Tx — 22 Comments

Through my Daughter’s Eyes When I saw that the the Weekly Photo Challenge was Arranged, I knew I would be taking photos of my daughter’s space. You may have heard that autistic individuals will arrange items till their heart’s are…

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Unusual

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Catita Tx — 43 Comments

The WordPress Theme this week is Unusual. After looking through the family photo gallery I settled on a story about an unusual limb in my family tree. What if you found out that someone close to you was born with…

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The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Catita Tx — 22 Comments

Keeping the blogosphere a beautiful place… I received a surprise from Dor, who writes Technicolor Day Dreams. Dor writes about life experiences, and how experiences make us who we are. If you haven’t seen her blog be sure to visit!…

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Teachers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Catita Tx — 17 Comments

On March 12th I posted an entry called Teachers. I made updates to add a picture of my daughter’s teacher, Ms. K. Thank-you for stopping by to read my entry, whether this is your first view or a return visit! ********************************************************************************************************* Last…

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Distorted

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Catita Tx — 17 Comments

The theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge is Distorted. Here’s a picture I’ve always wanted to use but wasn’t quite sure how. Now, I finally have the opportunity! I’ve posted a few times about my dad and his time spent…