GOOD BYE 2012 HELLO 2013!!

I dedicate this post to all of my followers. Thank you for all your kind support and feed back.  And so we are off to a new year. I am happy to announce that I am now working for Henderson Press, a local news paper. I will be covering news worthy events surrounding the arts around town and I will have an Opinion column. This is something I always wanted to do and now here I am doing it!

My dear readers, please don’t ever give up on chasing your dreams down and living them with a passion.  Sure, writing is not making me killer bucks, at least not yet hee hee but that doesn’t matter a hill of pinto beans to me. I get such a kick out of living my dream because at the end of my day I know some one benefited from what I do.

As you enter 2013 remind yourself that you are the only one that can do  what you were put here on planet earth to do. Many people can do the same job similarly true enough; no one can do it quite like you though! So stand back and let 2013 be the year your surprise yourself! Go for it there is no one stopping you but you and fear. And did you know fear simply is an acronym for: FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL. Let that sink in!

So long 2012, thanks for all the good things you brought me which are too many to name; and thanks for the bad things because I actually learned a lot from them. I go into this new year full of hope and a  resolve to keep pushing forward and forgetting what tried to hold me back in the past. I hope you find the strength to do the same.

Take care readers and see ya next year!!! :)

-Eva Santiago copyright 2012

Please check out the write up for my book launch. Thanks Henderson Press, for doing such a great job in covering my event!

http://www.hendersonpress.com/local-news/item/1598-author-eva-santiago-launches-latest-book

THANK YOU!

I came to the USA
36 years ago
Although I love my country of birth, 
Yes,the place of my ancestors,
Is still in my heart…
BUT I’ve lived in this great land,
For most of my life.

As a girl I ran on the sand
Of her finest beaches.
I grew up eating
Georgia’s delectable peaches. 
I’ve seen the sunrise in the east,
To watch it descend
In the far west.
My eyes have seen a feast,
But the sun setting where I live,
Is always the finest,the best.

All of my blessings
Have been given  me here,
In this wonderful place.
Where God has given me favor,
And showed me His face.
I never give acknowledgement once a year-
For all that I have:
A life rich with flavor. 

I look into the eyes of my loved ones…
Daily I see,
Daily I hear,
Daily I know,
And daily I am aware of whom I’m indebted to.
Because I am rich without measure,
I look all around,
In my home, so MUCH treasure!
I appreciate you God,
For bringing me here,
I say to you today,and through out the rest of the year!!
Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of my family,friends and fans!

-Eva Santiago copyright 2012

http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-62147-009-0

 

365 Snap Shots of Life: Day 133

MOTHER’S DAY FUNNIES. I’m posting these fun pics up to liven up your day. I’m taking the day off from blogging tomorrow…I’ll see you back here bright and early Monday morning. Enjoy  your day Mamas! :)

 

 

 

 

Reasons for why people run in different countries :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

365 Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 77

HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS’S DAY!!

We braved some very gusty winds to watch this parade and it was worth it watching kids dive for free candy, that people threw at the spectators, from the floats. Enjoy your week end :)

(IrishLá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”)

Snap Shots of Life Blog Challenge: Day 45

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

In honor of today I am posting a photo of my parents. I ‘ve been told these two were love birds from the first day. I’m also posting this Whitney Houston song as a tribute to their love. Here is “THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL” for two people who knew what love is  all about!

-EVA SANTIAGO copyright 2012

 

 

Happy 2012 Everyone!

I wish you a very happy new year dear readers! I’m going to Cali with my family to celebrate and I’ll be back in a few days! As you look back on 2011, embrace both the high and low points because no symphony is ever complete without its high and low notes. No painting is complete without its light and dark hues. See you in 2012! :)

-EVA