Guy's it's been a crazy busy week and a half since I've been working more hours to make up for Andrew losing his job. I apologize for my lack of quality posts. I am working on a few now. In the mean time, go check out our Aloha Friday Blog Hop $200 Visa/Paypal Gift Card Giveaway open till June 30th (US and International)! http://www.whatjeanlikes.com/2015/06/AFBH-3june2015.html
The giveaway from the Aloha Friday Blog Hop (which is still going and will be active through Monday), was shared on our YouTube yesterday. I just had some things to add about the giveaway. The giveaway is for the United States AND International! If someone that is outside the US wins, they will get $200 US sent to them via Paypal which will convert it into whatever relevant currency needed for the country. I wouldn't leave out our international friends!! You can enter below through June 30th. The contest winner will be announced July 3rd!
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As a parent, you never want your children to suffer or hurt. I was editing the usual vlog footage last night and saw a clip Alaka'i had taken while I was doing something with Arielle and he was talking about how he gets bullied every day. I watched and my heart broke. I know he had been bullied in the past and I had no idea that he was still being bullied at school. Some of the bullying he experiences is from kids who say they are "Christians". Proof that anyone can say they're anything but it means nothing if you don't LIVE it! I didn't want to share it but when I spoke with Alaka'i, he INSISTED that I put it in our vlogs because he felt led to share it which is why he recorded himself. He said that "if anyone else is feeling alone or bullied, I want them to know they're not alone".
Instead of including this in our "normal" daily vlogs, I made this a standalone vlog because THIS is what vlogging is REALLY about... sharing the HARDSHIPS and the pain, even when it's not easy to do so. Please watch, LIKE and SHARE! Leave Alaka'i a comment on the video to encourage him and let's all STAND UP TO THE BULLIES OF THE WORLD!
Never forget the sacrifices made for our freedom. Happy Memorial Day! So many men and women go out into the world and fight to protect our freedoms that we take for granted. Many die while in the pursuit of peace and freedom. My humble thanks and appreciation to all those who are serving, who have served, who died serving in the armed forces and to their families who bravely support them all while praying for a safe return home. As the grand daughter of a World War II veteran whose ship was crashed into by a kamikaze jet and the wife of a man who served in the US Air Force for nearly a decade, I humbly thank all of you who are serving and willing to serve in the US Armed Forces. Those individuals who sacrifice their freedoms to protect ours. heart emoticon
Thank you all for your service and sacrifice. God Bless the USA and all the men and women who serve!