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Merry Christmas!

// December 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Food

From mai family to yours. It’s the day to see Him working in your life, thank God for the blessings of your loved ones, eat loads of amazeball foods, open pressies and start thinking about your new years resolutions!

What are you thankful for this Christmas?

Its sunday friends! Hike and Pray it Forward!

// December 4th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // A-freakn-men!!, Pray It Forward

Happy Sunday! Day of relaxation, prayers, family and friends. Since it is a beautiful southern california day today, I encourage you all to take a hike at Runyon Canyon and make it to mai prayer box! You are already a hero for completing the Hero’s Trail and what a better place to reflect and pray than with a spectacular view of Los Angeles?

From Runyon Canyons Website:

“Pray it Forward – One Step Closer to God! Read more...

Each day….What do you chose?

// November 13th, 2011 // 9 Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Pray It Forward

Each day…

I CHOOSE LOVE
No occasion justifies hatred;
no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love.
Today I will love God and what God loves.

I CHOOSE JOY
I will invite God to be the God of circumstance.
I will refuse the temptation to be cynical…
the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything
less than human beings, created by God.
I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity
to see God.

I CHOOSE PEACE
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live. Read more...

Update on Hong Thao and Hong Hieu

// November 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Mai News, Vietnam

Hi bugs! I just wanted to share with you an update I received on Hong Thao and Hong Hieu!!! This is beyond amazing. Thank you all for your help, prayers and donations. Together we CAN make a difference, this is proof! Read more...

Psalm 91:4

// November 3rd, 2011 // 2 Comments » // A-freakn-men!!

Ems, I love this adorable photo sent to me by my cousin Amanda in PA. Such a great reminder of His words.

Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.

Have a blessed day everybody! And thanks Amanda.

Pray it Forward

// September 27th, 2011 // No Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Pray It Forward

Kathryn, our prayers are with your friend. She sounded wonderful, and I’m pretty sure she’s making so many happy in heaven now as well.

I just wanted to write out a prayer to you because I know that you listen to all your followers and care about each one of us.

Today I found out that my best Avon customer passed away in her sleep on Wednesday. She was a young 68 years old and she was amazing. Read more...

Back from Brazil, with mai Miss Universe Recap!

// September 16th, 2011 // 9 Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Food, Fun

Did anybody notice bruises on my arm the night of the pageant? Cuz lemme tell ya, I must have pinched myself about a dozen times to make sure my flying out to Sao Paolo, Brazil as the fashion correspondent for Miss Universe was NOT a dream. Literally, I was packing and dancing at the same time, while reaching out to all my hardcore foodies like StreetFood Gourmet LA to give me the grub lowdown in Sao Paolo. (Look out for my awesome food porn blogs btw.) But my main moment of surreality was being a part of an event I grew up watching ever since I was a little girl- not because of the pretty girls. But to question what our world thought beauty was- and whether or not this pageant would capture that. Read more...

Unleash Your Beauty

// July 19th, 2011 // 10 Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Feel Good Fashion

I have always believed that there is great power in fashion. Your sense of style and how you present yourself is one of the ultimate ways to express who you are and how worthy you are. That’s why it saddens me when girls are swept up into the wrong idea of what fashion is. It’s not about having the perfect body or outfit that you see onscreen or in a magazine. It’s about embracing the amazing figure you’ve been given and strutting out your individuality. Read more...

Have a heart – Give a heart

// June 17th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // A-freakn-men!!, Mai News

Hey friends. I just wanna tell you that I’m so thankful for this blog. Not only does it allow me to share the everyday platform I’ve been blessed with to impact women through identity and style, but your support allows me to share the life stories of others that have influenced me as well. Thanks for reading, you guys.

If you’ve followed my Facebook or Twitter, you know I’m a passionate supporter of Heartbeat Vietnam, a program of Vina Capital which funds life-saving heart surgery for the most disadvantaged children in Vietnam whose families cannot afford it. The first time my husband and I found out that about 30,000 children in Vietnam suffer from heart disease, I didn’t understand what that meant for these kids. What do you mean they couldn’t run outside like the others? Couldn’t dance? I couldn’t fathom being a child and not be able to do the things we all dream we could do forever as a child- PLAY. That’s when we decided to take action and support Heartbeat Vietnam through word of mouth and monetary donations, that were also matched by provincial government organizations.

Last year we decided to take a mission trip to Vietnam, where we were able to actually meet the recipient of donations like ours. Here’s a video of the beautiful Be Ha, just 4 days after her heart surgery.

I’m sharing this video for 2 reasons. One, to thank you for spreading the word about congenital heart disease, and two, to ask you for help. The Heartbeat Vietnam campaign on Facebook has raised enough so far from small donations to fund the heart operations of two young children, which is amazing! It turns out that the second heart baby, Hong Hieu, has a twin sister who is also suffering from a congenital heart defect and needs surgery to live. HBVN has just launched another campaign on FB to raise funds for her sister, Hong Thao, and I would be so grateful if you could help. It’s such a ridiculous twist of fate that both of these girls were born with holes in their heart, and it would be even more ridiculous if we were able to save only one of them.

FB cause page: https://apps.facebook.com/causes/posts/783622

Info about the two girls: http://vinacapitalfoundation.org/blog/?p=168

Any amount can help, and every prayer counts. Please do click on the FB link to lend your support, and I thank you so much for spreading this link to your friends. Heart u!

Thanks again for helping out with spreading the word about Hong Thao’s surgery…we actually don’t need to raise the entire cost of the surgery ($2k+) because of matching funds and no overhead. Only about $800-$1000 is needed, HOWEVER ANY REMAINING MONEY CAN HELP ANOTHER CHILD IN NEED.

You can send them straight to the FB cause page (http://www.causes.com/causes/256033) or our website (http://www.vinacapitalfoundation.org/) to donate.

Congrats How Do I Look for it’s 2nd EMMY NOMINATION!

// May 12th, 2011 // 1 Comment » // A-freakn-men!!

(Think Katy Perry’s ET) Pinch me…p-p-pinch me! Friends, it’s true!! I just found out today that our show, How Do I Look, has been Emmy nommed for the second time in the category of Lifestyle Daytime shows. And why? Because of the fabulous hard work from the entire crew and producers behind the show, to the mighty efforts of the Style Network family. Thank you thank you for every story of transformation!

And a HuJAnGUS thanks to YOU FANS for supporting our show through your views, responses on our How Do I Look Facebook fanpage, and fiery tweets about your passion for the show!! Without you, we wouldn’t be able to ask How Do I Look?! Read more...

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