My Voice, My Heart, My Life

This past summer my husband and I have made a few significant changes to our life. We've let go of a few things that have been part of lives for a very long time. For some of it, it's been decades and for others 3 to 5 years of invested time. They have been a big chunk of our daily life and growth. A lot of talk and prayer went into this decision and we feel at peace with the choices we are making. Yet having to say good-bye has been difficult. Each piece that we have let go has been filled with people that we love and have learned so much from.  It's been a bittersweet transition. But we feel that it's what the Lord is leading us to do. There are always different stages in our lives. There are good, bad, challenging, uplifting, molding, refining and adventurous periods where God's hand can be seen. It's unfortunate that most of the times we only see or reflect on it after the fact. When we are at the end of the line and look back and see how each precise m

Today marks Myrna Loy's 107th birthday anniversary. We lost this beautiful and talented actress in 1993. I first saw Myrna in the movie "The Thin Man." It was love at first sight. Through this movie and the multiple sequels Nora Charles became synonymous with Myrna Loy. The Thin Man series, a 6 movie series, was Myrna's breakout performance. These films showed a different range, comedic deliverance. Myrna's early films, which were silent films, she portray primarily femme fatales and usually of Asian or Eurasian background. It took many years for her to overcome this stereotype. In 1932 she was cast as villainous characters and then stared in some musicals. She soon became associated with musicals and when they began to lose favor with the public, her career went into a slump. In 1934 she was cast in Manhattan Melodrama opposite Clark Gable & William Powell and The Thin Man with William Powell rebooting her career and made her a household