I left last week's episode proclaiming (believing) that the new year was still going to be great despite my brother having had that heart attack. But just a few days later I was informed that a dear high school friend passed away. Heartbreaking. 🥲 She was only 53!

Then, last Thursday, I twisted my ankle, sprained it. Yep. And I was doing seemingly nothing when it happened. I mean, I just turned in my kitchen. That's it! Not cool, ankle! Not cool. BUT thankfully the x-ray shows no broken bone. Praise God!

So, sure, stuff happens. And sure it has happened at the beginning of the new year. BUT. THAT. AIN'T. GONNA. GET. ME. DOWN.

Nope, this gal (and hey my name is Hope) is gonna keep my chin up and remember things can still get better. And they will. They are. Perspective and faith. And hope. Makes a world of a difference.

Thanks for giving me a listen. Make sure to come back for more. 🙃

Be well. Stay well. God bless. ❤️

Hey y'all! I know I was away for over a month, but I needed it. And, hey, I'm back baby! So. Much. To. Go. Over.

Welcome to season ten. TEN! Can you believe it? I can't, but so happy to still be doing this podcasting thang. 🙃

Buckle up! Strap on that seatbelt! Cause it is gonna get krunk! <--is that how they spell it? lol Season 10 is gonna hit on everything, you have been warned. 😉

Happy New year! I hope and pray it's been a good one thus far.

Listen in to hear about all that's been going on with yours truly.

Be well. Stay well. And God bless.

As always, be kindness and pass it on. ❤️

Happy December! My eldest niece turned 35, yesterday! She's still a kiddo to me. Even though she has four kiddos of her own, actual kiddos as in her children. She is quite amazing and wishing her a beautiful birthday year!

Hope December has started off nicely for y'alll. Twenty more days 'till Christmas. Whatttttt????? And 26 more days 'till 2024! Whattttt? Whattttt? Wishing you the best, for those that celebrate hristmas and Happy Holidays to everyone, in general.

Happy to share with you, my lovely listeners, things that I have been thinking about, as well as a conversation I had with a passenger earlier in the evening. I think I could make a podcast, or a blog solely about "conversations with stragers" --still think that may be a book I will write one day...or a Podcast. lol Like I could do a third one! I am trying to do a decent job with the two I have. But hey, you just never know. 😁

Thanks as always for giving me a listen. Be well. Stay well. God bless. ❤️

Hope y'all are doing well and have a nice Thanksgiving -- for those that celebrate the holiday that is.

Hope's talking about stuff she's thankful for...yes, she's writing in the third person. heehee 😁But seriously, grateful for much. Hope you are too.

Listen in for more.

God bless. Be well and hope you stay well. ❤️

I have been soooo busy y'all! Sorry, I am posting this today vs Tuesday. But hey, hope you can forgive me. And NO it is not because of my other Podcast (The Ballcap Lady) <--which I hope you are givin it listen. I know, I know why? Because it's still your Talk Time with Hope....just with another Podcast. I mean, hey you get two of me. 😉

Regardless if you go check out The Ballcap Lady or not, I'm still gonna be making episodes here as too much love for those that stay with me and have for a long time now.

Tune in and hear what yours truly has been up to.

Happy November and may you and yours be doing well and staying well. God bless. ❤️

Hiya! Yours truly started a new chapter in being a life long learner. And it's only been two days...but it's been interesting. In particular for the online learning aspect of it. But I'm a lover of learning, so I'm stoked about it. And hey love seeing people happy and seeing Taylor Swift happy with the awesome football player, Travis Kelce. But I'm a lover of watching football...so I'm with Kelly Clarkson when she commented on all the attention given to Ms. Swift when she's at the game. The first and even second time she attended the game was cool but let's keep the focus on the actual game Mr. and Ms. NFL. #justsayin --->>>Also, GO TEXAS RANGERS! They are headed to the 2023 World Series. 💙⚾🧢

I am talking about the recent happenings that have caused Israel to go into a full blown war with the Islamist extremist, Hammas -- due to them surprise attacking Israel. How can I not?!

Also, my mouth has been not cool...more lately. Ugh!

Be well. Stay well. God bless. ❤️

Hey y'all! I can't end September without talking (more) about Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month....AND th it's also Hispanic Heritage Month!

I'll not write much in the details today, so just go on and give me a listen. 😁

#ovariancancerawarenessmonth #hispanicheritagemonth #sharingiscaring ❤️

To learn more about Sherry Pollex, please check out the link below:

https://endeavor.moffitt.org/archive/nascars-sherry-pollex-dies-from-ovarian-cancer

Hey y'all! How have you been? Me? Oh I have been grand. Maybe not terribly grand, as well...I gots the covid. Yes, AGAIN!

See I love rideshare driving, even though it comes with its woes at times. It's not great for my lower back. People can be silly with not wanting to wear their seatbelts. People just being weird. Or smelling funky. But I do love meeting people and being of service. But hard to do that when someone gets in my car and they are sick. And this dude seemed to be sick as he was sniffling so much that he may have need a box of tissue to get all that out. It wasn't just some sniffling here and there it was the entire ride of him sniffling. It stuck out and that is why when I wert to bed and my throat was sore I remembered him.

Ugh to the Ugh Ugh!😠

Here's the thing, if you know you are probably not feeling well, just stay home. If you have to be out, then keep tissue with you and wear a mask. This doesn't have to even be covid related. A cold or the flu are always contagious. HELLO! Life has to go on. I get that. Trust, I have had to work with I was not 100% in different jobs in my past. I don't like to be sick. I don't like to not work because I am sick. But I think covid has been a wake up call on how we should behave and think of others when we are not feeling well. At least it should have been a wakeup call.

But here we are going towards 2024 and people are reporting having covid left and right. And YES PRAISE GOD it's not as bad as it was when it first came out. It's still not GOOD! It's covid. It can still take you down. It can still kill. And it's STILL contagious!

Keep hand sanitizer and wear a mask. Is that so hard? If you suscpect you ain't doing well, and you want to get on with your life cause you don't have time to be sick, just do those two things to keep from spreading whatever you may have. ESPECIALLY if you are getting in some strangers car.

I was not too jazzed with getting sick. And I tried taking stuff over the counter and rested. A lot! But it was in me. Checked into the E.R..

I guess tune in and give this one a listen to learn more about the fun time I have had with this, this time around.

And don't get me wrong. I'm glad it's not as bad as last time. And I'm glad I am 3x vaccinated. But holy cow, I don't care for it. I don't care for the fact that my body seems to not be as strong as I thought it would be two years in remission. I just had bronchitis this past January. It's like, no! Stop it!

So I am hoping to be done with getting sick. I know that I can't say if that will be the case, but one can hope. And one can pray. And one can look into different ways to build my immune system, make it stronger. Cause this not cool. #facts

Y'all be well. Stay well. Thanks for listening and God bless. ❤️