Even when bridges can't be mended its amazing the relief and tears of joy can come from hearing from the other side.

someone has taken or let out my white cat hirrah she has never been outside before i live on the second floor and you have to open the door at the bottom of the steps that lead to my balcony which is enclosed window doors all shut tight bottom door is only access to my apartment so this was deliberate why would someone take my cat i do not understand it i am so upset i have been crying all night friends have looked around outside but no sign of my baby i hope she isnt hurt someplace scared...........

ok well today is the 13th day of Ramadan and fasting is harder each day i want to drink my iced tea dag nabit. i have broken down a few times but i have sent seafood salad to the madjid for those who are fasting for dinner so i have made those days up but each day it seems i am thristier than the last even though when i do drink i drink water well mostly i fear the urge for coffee today may best me i am trying to stay out of the kitchen and there is a piece of chocolate cake just calling my name...

This is the start to Ramadan the month which Muslim are obligated to fast the daylight hours we gain many rewards for our fasting the last ten days there is a night in which if we are up and praying all our sins are forgiven and we are spared the hellfire no one knows which night it is so the men some of them anyway will spend these nights in the masjid while the women spend it in the home of which is the women’s refuge. since I became a Muslim 6 years now I have always had my husband with me helping...

Near the Beginning.. | LaRue's Venture

I guess I should start somewhere near the beginning, this is the boring part but it’s how I got where I am today.

In 2001 I had surgery for a hiatal hernia, my stomach was coming back up into my esophagus, i know, yuck right. After surgery I started gaining weight because I wasn’t throwing up all the time. I haven’t thrown up since either. Years go by and weight goes on, my diet is really bad, my drinking is out of control and...