Talk Time with Hope

Hope y'alls June is going nicely, thus far. PLEASE stay hydrated most especially if you live in HOT weather states or countries. 💧🥵

Giving a little shout out to one of my listeners, who has been loyal for a long while now. THANK YOU! You know who you are and it was great catching up via text recently. You keep rocking it in that lovely city you have moved to. 🤗

My shoulder is doing a tab bit better, which is great as it was hurting so bad for awhile there. Not cool, let me tell ya! It is still not great and not sure what will be next if it doesn't get even better but I'm hopeful that it actually feeling better is a sign that it will, well, get mo better. 😉

I met a Navy veteran today and we got to talking about boot camp and all the (looking back) silly stuff we went through. We weren't laughing back them but we sure can laugh about it today. lol

Have I ever told y'all how THREE is a good number for me is? No? Well, give this episode a listen and learn why that is. 😊

FYI: June 21st, 2024 (this coming Friday) makes the three year mark of being cancer free or in remission. Ok, now you may be guessing about the previous question above. heehee If you want raise a glass of your favorite drink... be it water, milk, wine, beer or whatevs on that day and toast with me for the years to only continue with NO evidence of disease. Amen! #thankyoujesus 🙌🏽

Be well. Stay well. God bless. 🌻

Happy Sunday night. Hope y'all are well. I don't think I spoke about this, if I did definitely not in length. So I'm doing that tonight. 😉That being the speech that a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs where he basically said stuff that made me want to throw up in my mouth. Stuff that made me wonder how it is that we are in 2024 and people are still so freaking into religion more than humanity. I am a Christian. I love God and believe Christ to be the Son of God while at the same time do not want to be religious. You can have your beliefs but to speak them out as if they are truth is where I draw the line. And to speak them out as if you are the ear and mouth piece of God. Yeah, not gonna say nothing. Next, I talk about the (continued) hypocricy about the MAGA ultra right. It's quite pathetic if you ask me ... or even if you don't. 😉

I'm far from perfect, trust! I do try to be a good human, yet I miss the mark probably more than I would like to admit. but I do try but holy cow those on trump minions just are all about being loud and ignorant and wanting America to drink the Kool-Aid they have been drinking. Nope, not for me. Never ever trumper is not even what I am. I am a not for a lying buffoon want to be monster who thinks he is a god. And those that follow him... I do pray for them. And I pray they hold no political power for much longer.

Happy Pride month. 🏳️‍🌈

Make sure to follow the link for a closer look with Seth Myers to give some more context of what I am saying about they hypocrisy and really wackiness of their party.

Be well. Stay well. And God bless. 🌻

A closer look with Seth Myers: 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

https://youtu.be/W6ChL9jLHZQ?si=rvjKMEIvbzNn3ErS

Harrison Butker speech article CNN: 👇🏽

Been out of pocket due to health issues, nothing serious, and went to my (2nd oldest) nieces wedding. Going to try and see about Sunday episodes, but still might try Friday's. I really wanted to get on out as I missed last week. :) Hey, yay for the recent verdict on trump regarding the hush money trial. No one should be above the law. Now let's see if he actually is held accountable with actual punishment. Ok, working on a project that I can't, or won's say much about as I want to wait till I know more about what I'm going to be doing. But had to let y'all know I'm cooking something up for more ovarian cancer awareness. 🩵 I really want to do good with it, so really have to put a lot of thought into how I want it to be -- to be continued.

Thanks AS ALWAYS for giving me a listen. Be well. Stay well. And the part about mental health and how we should all get therapy... I mean it and I will talk more about it next time as I think I didn't really get into as I would have liked cause I can so easily get off topic. lol

Until next time. God bless. 🌻

Hey y'all! Mid May what do you say? Hope everyone who has a mother had a great mother's day or those who are mothers had a good Mother's Day or those who have a mother and our a mother, yes, hope y'all have a wonderful Mother's Day! I miss my mom SO MUCH and it's always hard on this special day BUT I got through it and so did my siblings. My, I feel, my mom is always with me. That warms my heart. Anyway, I got a ticket... YES, me. Not cool. And I had to call the po po on my new upstair neighbor. Definitely not something I wanted to do. Lastly, wanting to share an article about things that speed up the aging process. I share because I care and let me tell you, I'm serious about the dark circles under my eyes. I hope to find a solution for it. But outside of that well, I think I'm doing ok as a I age. #glorytogod 🙃

I'm moving the podcast to Fridays as it suits me better with time on that day. I may have an episode this Friday but if not for sure next Friday.

See you on the flip side. God bless. 😉🌻❤️

Alright I really get into how passionate I am about spreading ovarian cancer awareness. It is one of my life's missing. There's simply too many women that are still getting diagnosed late and still too many women dying due to that. We have to keep talking about it. We must keep talking about it. And if I come off as if I'm angry that friends and family haven't necessarily been there to support me on this mission that is not my intention. Was I hurt or surprised by how many weren't supportative? Sure. I really thought people would be jumping in line to ask me how they could buy my book or how they could tell people they know how to get their hands on a copy of my book or even just how they could help with spreading the awareness. That didn't happen. Not in the way I thought it would which would have been droves of people wanting to help because they were so happy I hadn't died. I didn't expect to be a New York best seller. Doubt a story of someone going through cancer would ever get that honor UNLESS they are already famous. But I didn't hope and even expected to have sold way more copies than I did here in my home country yet that didn't happen. But it did happen in Saudi, where I had students wanting to get a copy because they were so proud of me for surviving and writing a book about it. That puzzled me. Yet I didn't have time to somehow feel sorry for myself or be pissy about. Sometimes it really boils down to: it is what it is and it is a good lesson in don't put your expectations too high for those in your life with supporting you. I didn't want to think that way and I still don't want to think that way but this is life. All I can do is say what I am saying in this episode about how all of it and most especially let you all know that it would be really awesome if you shared now. If you would help me and all those folks and organizations out there doing all they can to spread awareness. It doesn't take money, if you have that those organizations will always be in need of help that way, nor does it take time to share things about ovarian cancer and in doing so, lives can be saved. I don't believe I should have lived.. I waited so long to see a doctor. I was in denial. Yet despite that I have continued to live, even despite having two recurrences. Despite the two surgeries and the 24 chemo treatments. I'm still here. I want it to mean something. And I want to earn it. That's why I share. And I hope you will help me share awareness too. 🩵

Here's some links to help you learn more about ovarian cancer:

#sharingiscaring #passiton

What is World Ovarian Cancer Day? – World Ovarian Cancer CoalitionWe are the National Ovarian Cancer CoalitionHOME PAGE - ovarian.org

Ovarian Cancer Stages: Knowledge is Power | OCRA (ocrahope.org)

P.S. I never want pity or people feeling sorry for me. Despite knowing I shouldn't still be here, in the grand scheme of statistics, I am grateful beyond words. Grateful, so grateful! I give God all the glory. Peace. Love. Blessings to you all. Be well. Stay well. ❤️

Happy FOUR years of Talk Time with Hope! Seriously, FOUR years, whaaaatttt?! I guess when you love doing something time goes by even faster. 🙃🍾Here's to many many more -- even if on the new platform coming in June. Maybe I'll finally be ready for video podcasting... probably not. lol

Alright just talking about how, probably spoke about this before, but how women have to, should be, ever aware of their surroundings when exercising in public. Walking. Biking. Running. Jogging as slow as a turtle, etc. Why? Because it is us WOMEN that get harmed. It is us WOMEN that can assaulted when freaking out trying to just exercise. It's ridiculous that this stuff happens but it does happen and because of that PLEASE ladies, be smart. Don't wear both ear buds, keep one ear open. Don't keep your head down where you don't notice anyone around you. Be aware of your surroundings, always -- not just when you are exercising. It's not about being paranoid or crazy, it's about being smart and knowing that women get abducted at places as a place one would think is safe like a park or in their neighborhood. That's my public awareness announcement for today.

Also talking about a couple of conversations I had with some Uber passengers. Always got good conversations with passengers.... for the most part.

Happy end of April. 🌻

Thanks as ALWAYS for giving me a listen. Tell a friend or 200 as maybe they'll enjoy my non-true crime non-genre specific podcast too.😉

Be well. Stay well. God bless. ❤️

This is the link of about the woman that went missing while on a bike ride, in Colorado back in 2024:

Just talking a tad bit on the trump trial -- basically how that dude does not deserve the coverage he is getting. YES, I get that it is unprecedented in this is the first ever former POTUS to go to trial for something like this (and this is just ONE so far) BUT come on! The dude doesn't deserve so much attention JUST like I don't think Margorie Green Taylor and George Santos and Lauren Boebert should be getting so much attention as well. They are drama queens and kings and so over them. They want to stay relevant and the media makes it so. Ugh!🤦🏽‍♀️

The other things I talk about in today's episode is the protests going on at Columbia University and Yale. The antisemitic and islamophobia that continues to go in this country and how are we not coming together on all of this stuff? Violence and hate does not work. Never has. Never will. All of human existence shows that! 🥲

Give peace a chance! Love, yes, I still believe, is the answer.

Thanks, as always for giving me a listen. Tell a friend or 200 friends to give me a try, a listen. 😉

Until next time:

Be well. Stay well. God bless. 🌻❤️

Links to topics I talked about in the episode are below:

I got to experience something not everyone does and not something maybe some people, maybe more than some people may never experience... and that there be a total solar eclipse. That is all.

Just joshing!

It was quite epic though! Like seriously, y'all! Something I hadn't ever experienced and something I may never get to again. Which was a reason I took advantage of having the flexibility of driving with Uber and being in the path of totality. It was too good to pass up. And love that I did. Plus I was able to get some pretty great pics of it. Something I wasn't sure was possible. Tell y'all what... how far phones have come is just mind boggling! What use to be done with a professional or maybe just an expense camera can be done on a smartphone, albeit a new model one that can zoom in, but still a smartphone. Never really thought it would possible. But it is and it was today. It can't match say the expensive cameras but the smartphones are getting better and better than maybe in the next 5 years they will be right there with them there fancy expensive cameras. Maybe.

I hope some of y'all were able to go out and enjoy the eclipse too. If not, maybe you'll get the chance when it comes back around. Which won't be until 2044, at least not in these parts anyway.

Alright so listen in for more.

Be well. Stay well. God bless. 🌻

Thanks for the listen. Tell a friend or 200. 😉

P.S. if you can be hope for someone, be hope for someone. If someone can be hope for you...be open to that. ❤️

Happy April, y'all! For those that celebrate Easter, I hope it was a nice time for you. #heisrisen

***Correction: The Lee Greenwood song is called: God Bless the USA***

So, the newest cra cra in the world of trump is that HE IS SELLING BIBLES! Yes, he -- the man that doesn't seem to represent anything close to Christianity -- is selling bibles! And not just any bible, no, the bible he is selling includes: the declaration of independence, the constitution, the pledge of allegiance, and the lyrics to the song Proud to be an American. Like, what is going on?! Blasphemous much, former POTUS?

[Blasphemous means: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane]

It's sickening and pathetic the lows this dude is going to due to all his legal and financial woes. And his "followers" keep eating up. Sad.

Ok, if you want to know about some of the stuff I speak about today, here are some good links to read more about it all.

But before that, I had a wonderful time meeting a lady at McDonald's and really truly a great conversation with a stranger. I had to end today's episome on a good note. 🙃

Trump’s DJT stock plunges after posting a big loss for 2023 | CNN BusinessIn ALL-CAPS Easter message, Trump rips into his foes - POLITICO

Thanks, as always for giving me a listen.❤️

Be well. Stay well. God bless. 🌻