LOYAL READERS

I'm going through my weekly check in's here and reviewing several messages from all of you, current events from motherland and the continuous checklists of things to do this month. I can't believe it's already December and in 3 weeks, it'll be 2016. 

For the messages: Thank you dear friends for your continuous requests and acknowledgment for Lovefolds. I thank you for your reviews as well. Much respect to all of you who managed to invite all your friends on your friends lists to like my page too. I know nothing is ever given freely in this life without faith in God, hardwork and the support from people. The road is still going, and I can't say it's been long as I have just began. My continuous prayers for the long days ahead and all these plans after and for all of you.Nothing is ever possible without the Lord who continues to manifest his love and guidance in this journey. I hope you are all doing well and received your copies. Someone had asked if I would make this a full time job. I love writing, not just novels. I still write journals and a few letters to soldiers in Afghanistan. That includes everything else around my home-from letters to Tewey's teachers, emails to families and friends, and to my orientation advisor who's planning my orientation packet for law school. I sometimes edit papers for students,even proofread proposals and grants for friends in different sectors-more of a freelance writer in some aspect. The only difference in all of this is my passion to work and help people. I also still take care of Mom and Dad, aside from taking care of my own family here.Therefore, I still like to work where I'm at, helping soldiers while writing my books. 

Current Events: I read the news yesterday and wrote this long status before I went to bed. I woke up to discover several comments from friends and families. It still doesn't change the fact that I will continue to live and curse the life of one who molests or sexually abuses a child.But here's my status:I'm reading the comments on Samoanews made publicly by people towards a sex offender who had sex with a minor. He gets 15 years.Im also reading comments made towards another case of a man (former cop and mayor) with the same charges. He got 5 years. Both men had sex with children..What's the difference? They should be tried and given the same punishment.Lately, there had been too many cases on child molestation. Let me rephrase that: Cases finally coming into exposure out of the multitude of cases that have occurred and still occurring. You can't always trust your judgment on giving chances or pitying someone over their service and credential. We are all bona fide advocates in our community. We notice wrong and voice it out to cease grave behaviors by granting punishment fairly. That would be a good way to help and bring closure. Time and counseling must take its course.A pedophile bleeds temporarily but a child's traumatized spirit will bleed forever. Protect your babies.In cases like this, anyone can do harm to any child. It can be a friend, a person coming to you for help, the same sex, even a family member. As I wrote in my Lovefolds book, there are inspired events that constitutes to sullen whirlwinds in a child's life. Some children who have experienced being molested in some way grew up building walls and barriers.They are insecured, hopeless and withdrawn from life. In the most transitional stages of a child's life, in the teenage year, they are more vulnerable and prone to cutting themselves or even make attempts to commit suicide because they were either sleeping and someone moekolo to them or a person touched them in a dreadful way."It takes a village to raise a child", as long as you're with the right villagers. Watch your babies..too many moekolos. (For this status, the only person that was on my mind is Deputy Attorney General Mitzie Jessop-Ta'ase-her exemplary efforts are shown in every cases dealing with child molestation and sexual abuse..my applause to her)

Lastly, my checklist for the month of December. For the month of December, I filled up a notebook on everything from now until January.The scribbles on the half-torn page are reminders for:

1)Tewey's lunch money
2)scrub the oven asap
3)the tree's still naked
4)order cap and gown for commencement
5)gym membership?
6)mom and dad's groceries
7)pack for trip to Samoa
8)change oil
9)find a grooming shop for Molioleava (my Heelermix)
10)7's in Vegas next year? ...list goes on.

Other things I found myself jotting were lists of recipes for crockpots..Did you know that besides a clock with a snooze button, a crockpot is my second to the greatest investment ever? I meannnn, I get off work, run the cleaners out, pick up Tewey from daycare and then welcomed home by dinner waiting in a crockpot. It never fails.My new book ‪#‎PintailFoundation‬is still on schedule to be released.But I wouldn't bug anyone as the hope is to see you all enjoy the holidays with your families and remembering the reason for this season.It is a month of graduations as well, my MPA program is officially complete, but I can't walk until April when there is actually a commencement ceremony to attend for us activists and public administrators.By that time in April,law school begins. My prayers for the countdown of days and weeks ahead and the sleepless days and nights. May the Lord continue to guide us all safely and peacefully throughout the last weeks and days of this month. Much love to all of you and thank you again for your support, respect and alofas. 

Lynn and her long list of December heart emoticon
xoxo