The previous attempt at my indoor herb garden was not a roaring success. Things tried to grow but then decided to sit on the couch and watch the world go by. So, I had to come to the realization my life long desire to build the perfect hydroponics system was a sad failure.

So, what does one do in times like this? One buys a premanufactured system.

And it works far better than I expected. We planted a few herbs, and one took off spectacularly. Basil. The others tried but then just sat looking pretty.

The Basil is growing so fast, Dani cannot use it fast enough. See below.

So we will remove the basil and plant it outside and start with a clean set of pods and this time follow the directions properly.

So in a few months, we will visit again about this.

This fragile little one does not know the man holding her, but her spirit feels the love from his spirit.

Before she entered the world, she already experienced the love and nourishment from her mother, and when she came into this world it continued, and in time she recognize her voice, her touch and her scent.

But she does not know her father and must spend time with him for his love to be planted within her heart, while it is young and fertile.

You will find there is a special type of love between a father and his daughter. She feels comfortable with him. Deep within the man you will find her warrior and protector and he will be a source of amazing wisdom and knowledge; and all her life she will look upon him in awe and wonderment.

He will someday sit with her and have pretend tea and cookies. He will many times tie her shoes and may one day braid her hair, or paint her toenails, or she may paint his. He will secretly work with her to find the perfect gift for her mother. He will be elated at whatever gift she gives him, even if it is just a scribble on a piece of paper.

He will forever be her Warrior and she will forever be his Princess, and his fingerprints on her heart will last her lifetime.

If you watch the news like I do, you will know there were approximately 5.1 million people who entered illegally across our southern border since Biden took over. It is estimated 900 thousand slipped through the cracks, which are smuggling drugs, or they are terrorist who will wait until told to act. They smuggle in drugs like fentanyl, which in 2022 alone killed 109,680 people. It is manufactured from products from China.

80% of the women and girls are raped crossing into the U.S. They are told when they approach the authorities, to use the word “asylum”. Our government gives them comfortable beds, food and phones and then let them loose in the US. Most of the children are snuck in and used for child sex trafficking or labor to pay off the cartel smugglers. I am angry, because I see the illegal aliens pour into our border with no control in sight.

I always try to be the honest person we all should be, so since I met Dani, I worked with just over 200 pages of documentation and paid over $3500 which includes various fees and travel, but it was infuriating knowing we were competing with those who break our laws to slip in front of us in line.

But Dani has now been notified that her permanent visa (Green Card) has been approved.

I got the notification while we were eating on the coffee table watching the news today. I laid the phone on the table for her to see, then got up and moved the coffee table out, knowing she would want to dance. She did not, she picked up the phone and looked at it in shock. It has been a long three years and many frustrating conversations between us, and she had to digest it until it became something real.

But all the time, paperwork and patience has paid off. She can now plan to travel to Brazil to see her family and attend her Jujitsu graduation she missed.

Good for her. There are things in life that make one smile beyond measure, and Dani is one of these rare individuals who deserve everything good that comes their way.

Please take the time to congratulate her.