From my Desk to yours

The Holidays are here again, and I once again find myself in a rush to get things done. This year has been a very hectic one for me, and it still seems as if I am in a mad dash to get things up to date. Nevertheless, we are in the heights of our preparation for the Christmas Holidays, and we are hoping it will bring us a measure of success. We have decided to add some of our crafts to our online web store, www.jhhmonline.8m.com and we will be displaying our handmade costume jewelry for the Christmas sales this year. We have been working on our crafts department all Summer long, and we are very excited, and waiting to see how well this will do. As we get full force into the holiday, we have planned many fun additions, and exciting programs, and we invite you to check out our web site: www.jhhmonline.8m.com Please leave us some feedback as you do. Of course, we will be keeping you abreast of our success, and all new developments this month. Let us be the first to wish you a very Merry...

On this very important day, we would like to recognize, and honor all of our enlisted servicemen, and women, and all of our veterans. We salute you, and pray that God will be with each and everyone of you. As we celebrate Veterans Day, let us remember the men and women who have signed up, placing themselves in harmsway daily, so that we back home would be able to live in peace and safety. We also remember those that have made the ultimate sacrifice, as they gave their lives up for our freedom, and way of live. To them we owe a debt of gratitude, that cannot be repayed. For this cause, we pray that America will be a place to which you all can return, and be able to enjoy the safety and peace that you have so selflessly, and boldly defended for all of us. We are grateful to all of you, and thank you all for what you have done, and continue to do daily. Have a very blessed, and happy Veterans Day. LionofJudah

We finally made it back home to beautiful Beaufort by the Sea, and I welcome the change. I awake each morning just being thankful for the bright, crisp, clear beautiful sunshiny days, that are only found in Beaufort. I am overjoyed, and look forward to getting back into the swing of things. It has been quite an ordeal, and one which we will not soon forget. Nevertheless, there were many lessons to be learned, pain full as it may have been. We find ourselves showing more appreciation for so many things we once took for granted, and we have really come to understand that the grass is not always greener on the other side as we once thought. So, now we find ourselves looking forward to a new begining, and I look with renewed anticipation, at the changes that we will no doubt face. I am relieved, and I am very glad to be back home in Beaufort once again. LionofJuda

It is amazing all that we have been hearing about affordable health care these days. So far it has been just that, talk. In the meantime, countless number of Americans are left, without being able to afford the care they so desperately need, as the talks go on. I have found myself at the loosing end of this stick, as I too am caught among the ones who do not have any health care insurance. This is not due to anything that I have neglected to do, but because I have a few medical conditions, that have placed me under the classification of: " pre -existing condition". I have been denied health insurance so many times, that I have stopped trying. I live daily by the grace of God, and by doing all I can to maintain as healthy a lifestyle as I can. I am a diabetic, hypertensive, and have been diagnosed with gout. I have a condition that should have been operated on, however, I am not able to afford the surgery, so this has gone unattended. The irony of all this, is the fact that I...

The new year is now well under way, and now I find myself having to sit down and take inventory of my life so far. So many things have happened the last year, many of which brought life changing experiences along with them. We re-located to New York city, in hopes of finding a better way for my young adult daughters, who where having a difficult time at finding jobs. Both freshly out of High School and college, they were about to get the rudest awakening of their lives. Beaufort SC is a very laid back place, unlike the hurry worry setting of a big city such as New york. The people are very friendly, and everyone knows each other. The job market is slow, but cost of living is so much lower than New York, it's as if you are in another country all together. Apartments and real estate is so much more affordable in Beaufort. Well, after being here for six months, all my younger daughter could find was a part time job at a department store. This was devastating, since she came out of col...

I am wishing everyone a very happy New Year, and am hoping that this year will be one of New Beginnings . At the beginning of a new year, some of us find ourselves making resolutions that we never keep. It is amazing how many find themselves in this same routine; it certainly has become a habit. This year, we have the opportunity to start over, be refreshed, and or to try something we have always wanted to do, but just didn't . We can make goals that are achievable, and plans that will ultimately change our lives for the better. I have always put in writing my goals for the new year, that way, not only do I have a record of my goals, but I am also able to track my progress and achievements, and I can see how much I have or have not accomplished at years end. This has been a great help, as it has allowed me to see how far I have come, and what else need to be done. I guess each person has their way of  tracking their own growth, but if you do not, I invite you to try setting goals...