Get Into Houa's Mind

October ends tomorrow already and yet I feel as if it had just begun. November is approaching and the new year is coming fast. I'm always sad when it comes to November because there's so many things that happened in this month. One, it's the second anniversary of my mother's death. It reminds me that I'm empty without her and it reminds me that holidays are never the same. It's also a happy time because my sixth child will be turning one. I'm always a clutter of emotions and although I may smile at you, I'm mending inside.  With the cold weather coming, I am reminded that I need to update the children's wardrobe. So today I spent a big amount of money updating their hats and gloves and coats. They grow so fast and one year it is bigger coats or hats. I'm just thankful I have my many blessings with them.  I've been busy working on Houa Production's short film contest. This year has some wonderful and talented entries. I've been...

Life is a beautiful gift. No matter how much it can hurt at times, it is a gift. We are able to dream, to live and to love as much as we allow ourselves to. We have choices that either make or break us. We have so much opportunities that open up to us and if we are smart and quick enough, we can grab them. The world is so beautiful, even if there is evil among us. We have so much to give and we can have so much in return. This morning, after I put my two boys on the school bus, I watched YouTube clips of emotional grooms seeing their brides for the first time. The beauty of a man watching the woman he loves walking toward him and crying had me in tears. I was so overwhelmed with this powerful show of love that it made my heart so full of love. I was bawling and my three year old came to comfort me. When I realized what he must have thought to have come to comfort me, it made me cry even harder. My three year old, Hektor, is an introvert, and he likes being by himself. He doesn...