Today I Choose to Say "YES" to Being Thankful The secret on how to be a natural smiler is to be thankful for the things in your life. Ann Voskamp said in her book One Thousand Gifts Devotional that giving, "thanks (is) the highest form of thought". It's easy to...
Be Cheetah Fast That statement is a rather interesting remark since I am endeavoring to capture 10,000 pictures of people smiling. Now going into the fourth month of...
Overview: Singapore's Airport free amenities, hostels, food and sightseeing in Chinatown Exchange rate when we traveled Singapore: ($1 USA=S $1.20) What Changi Airport has to Offer Before hoping on a plane to jetset to Singapore I did my research of what Singapore had...
Where is the hope in this dark world? I recently just read On Every Side which I highly recommend any woman to read. [Click here if you want to learn the plot.] This letter are words from a mother on her death bed dying of cancer to her young son. "...the world will...
I have now been blogging for over a year and am still aspiring that my words or pictures will make a difference in this world. In that one person's life. About two days ago my husband Denny found this contest that if I won I would have a bigger audience that I could...
"BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ..." An hour later you wake to your alarm and see the time. You are going to be late for work. You think to yourself, "I stink; I am a failure." This is shame. (Two scenarios: A) You stayed out late the night before partying - the healthy response...
7 Traveling Tips on 1 Day in Hong Kong: Pay for the 3 day pass for all the metro systems or the two way ticket for the airport express. If you're staying one night in Hong Kong rent a hostel or hotel, not a boat off AirBNB. If you're craving Mexican food buy it at...
There is chaos everywhere; you hear, "It's the end of the world". You don't know what is going on but you know you should be scared. The government is telling you to leave your home and run to a safety zone fast. You are to pack all your precious belongings quickly....
If you are here thank you for reading 10,000 Smiles. For the last few days aprilmaura.com was invaded with a virus. I appreciate your patience. Now let's be reminded why we should smile. I am not entirely spoiling the ending of the book Beautiful by Katie Piper, but I...
‘My life before [the attack] was very self-absorbed, self-obsessed, and it took a tragedy for me to reassess my life and how I felt and what I thought was important. Don’t wait until there is tragedy in your life. Don’t wait until you lose somebody. Don’t wait...
