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Hispanic Heritage Month 2016

We are now a few days into Hispanic Heritage Month! Yay! A chance to celebrate my people. (:

My desire for this season of life, along with learning more about myself, is to create more. I want to dance more, play more, and write more.

I recently got a free piano, not in the greatest shape, but at least it plays. My fingers and heart love the feel of the keys.

And my desire is to write at least once a week during this month. (:

Until soon...

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