Village Connection's In the Village Magazine | Page 26

W
i
l
e
! Be Hap
p
y!
E
N ! “Sm Lif
e L
e
s
s
o
n
s F
r
o
m
K
O An Uncommon Housewife”
O
B
By An
ge
l
a L
aRo
s
a
Havi
ng Overcome Many Tri
als and Tri
bulati
ons
From Losi
ng Her Mother at a Young Age to Bei
ng
Di
agnosed wi
th a Brai
n Tumor and Rai
si
ng
A Chi
ld Wi
th Auti
sm -
Angela Shares What
She Has Learned From Handli
ng Li
fe'
s Challenges
and Choosi
ng to Move On Whi
le St
ayi
ng Happy and Healthy
A Ho
us
e
wi
f
e i
s c
h
al
l
e
n
gi
n
g
Ma
na
gi
ng a home
,
a
s
s
i
s
t
i
ng a hus
ba
nd i
n bus
i
nes
s
,
a
nd r
a
i
s
i
ng f
our c
hi
l
dr
en (
not t
o ment
i
on t
a
k
i
ng c
a
r
e
of y
our
s
el
f
)
,
whi
c
h i
s t
he f
oc
us of t
he i
ns
pi
r
a
t
i
ona
l
new book
“
S
mi
l
e!
Be Ha
ppy
!
L
i
f
e L
es
s
ons F
r
om An Unc
ommon Hous
ewi
f
e
”
by Aut
hor
/
Mot
her
/
Wi
f
e
n t
he book
s i
nt
r
oduc
t
i
on,
Angel
a s
t
a
t
es
a
nd Hea
l
t
h Coa
c
h Angel
a L
a
Ros
a
,
out now v
i
a L
ega
c
y Pr
oj
ec
t
s
. I
“
I
ha
v
e wa
nt
ed t
o wr
i
t
e t
hi
s book f
or a l
ong t
i
me
,
but nev
er di
d
bec
a
us
e I
c
ons
i
der my
s
el
f i
n t
he ey
es of
s
oc
i
et
y t
obe j
us
t a
n or
di
na
r
y woma
n
wi
t
hout t
he f
a
me r
equi
r
ed t
o a
ppea
l
t
o t
he ma
s
s
es
”
c
ont
i
nui
ng “ But t
hen I
c
a
me t
o r
ea
l
i
z
e t
ha
t t
hi
s i
s
e
x
a
c
t
l
y why i
s
houl
d do t
hi
s book - bec
a
us
e a
s a
s
ubur
ba
n mot
her of f
our bea
t
ui
f
ul
c
hi
l
dr
en,
a ha
ppy hous
ewi
f
e
,
a
nd s
omeone dev
ot
ed t
o pr
a
y
er
a
nd ma
k
i
ng t
he wor
l
d a
r
ound me a mor
e pos
i
t
i
v
e
a
nd l
ov
i
ng pl
a
c
e
,
I
ma
y ma
k
e a di
ffer
enc
e
”
.
And t
ha
t i
s c
er
t
a
i
nl
y wha
t s
he ha
s done
.
I
n t
he c
ha
pt
er
s f
r
om “
T
he Ba
s
i
c
s
”
wher
e s
he t
ouc
hes on t
opi
c
s
l
i
k
e ndi
ng ba
l
a
nc
e
,
pr
a
y
er
,
f
a
i
t
h,
a
nd c
ommon s
ens
e t
o
“
Chi
l
dr
en a
nd F
a
mi
l
y”
di
s
c
us
s
i
ng r
a
i
s
i
ng a c
hi
l
d wi
t
h Aut
i
s
m,
“
Communi
c
a
t
i
ng T
hr
ough Cha
l
l
enges
”
whi
c
h a
ddr
es
s
es
bul
l
y
i
ng,
s
el
f e
x
pr
es
s
i
on,
a
nd mor
e -
“
S
mi
l
e!
Be Ha
ppy
!
”
c
er
t
a
i
nl
y hi
t
s on t
opi
c
s a
l
l
c
a
n r
el
a
t
e t
o a
nd l
ea
r
n f
r
om.
Ha
v
i
ng br
ought hope a
nd opt
i
mi
s
m t
o ev
er
y a
s
pec
t of her l
i
f
e
,
a
nd wi
t
h her bol
d a
nd dur
a
bl
e c
ommi
t
ment t
o God,
s
he enj
oy
s
a l
i
f
e of bea
ut
i
f
ul
f
ul l
ment a
nd i
s now pr
oud t
o s
ha
r
e wha
t
s
he ha
s l
ea
r
ned.
Ab
o
ut T
h
e Aut
h
o
r
Angel
a LaRos
a was born i
n Br
ookl
yn, New Yor
k, t
o l
ovi
ng par
ent
s who unf
ort
unat
l
ey di
vor
ced when s
he
was qui
t
e young. Thi
s t
r
i
gger
ed a l
i
t
any of t
r
agedi
es and l
os
s - f
i
r
s
t
, l
os
i
ng t
he s
ecur
i
t
y of an i
nt
act f
ami
l
y,
and t
hen her “
Mommy” i
n a t
r
agi
c acci
dent
, whi
c
h t
ook her l
i
f
e. Angel
a moved t
o Queens wi
t
h her f
at
her
and s
t
epmot
her
, al
ong wi
t
h an amazi
ng younger br
ot
her and s
i
s
t
er
, wi
t
h occas
i
onal vi
s
i
t
s f
r
om her ol
der
br
ot
her who l
i
ved f
ar away.
As s
he devel
oped i
nt
o a young l
ady, Angel
a gai
ned s
t
r
engt
h and wi
s
dom f
r
om bei
ng expos
ed t
o many c
hal
l
eni
ng
s
i
t
uat
i
ons
, and s
he al
w ys s
wa
ear
c
hed f
or pos
i
t
i
ve out
comes and s
ol
ut
i
ons
. f
or many year
s
, s
he wor
e a s
mi
l
e on
her f
ace as a mas
k t
o pr
ot
ect her
s
l
ef and ot
her
s f
r
om s
adnes
s
. She bel
i
eves t
hi
s was one of her very f
i
r
s
t
bl
es
s
i
ngs i
n cr
eat
i
ng a happy l
i
f
e. Today, s
he f
eel
s her heavenl
y mot
her
’
s s
pi
r
i
t cons
t
ant
l
y gui
di
ng and
pr
ot
ect
i
ng her
, al
ong wi
t
h t
he gr
ace of God.
Angel
a curr
ent
l
y r
es
i
des on Long I
s
l
and wi
t
h her wondef
ul hus
band, f
our beaut
i
f
ul c
hi
l
dr
en, and t
hr
ee dogs
,
s
urr
ounded by a cl
os
e f
ami
l
y and amazi
ng f
r
i
ends
. She f
eel
s bl
es
s
ed and bel
i
eves t
hat s
he can over
come and
obs
t
acl
e i
n her way wi
t
h a pos
i
t
i
ve at
t
i
t
ude, a s
mi
l
e, and t
he l
ove and pr
ot
ect
i
on of God and al
l her angel
s
.
Angel
a ai
ms t
o pr
oj
ect pos
i
t
i
vi
t
y i
nt
o t
he wor
l
d eac
h day as s
he s
t
r
i
ves t
o hel
p ot
her
s l
i
ve a happy l
i
f
e. She hopes
t
hat her s
t
ory wi
l
l encour
age and i
ns
pi
r
e ot
her
s t
o cr
eat
e a wor
l
d of pr
ayer
, peace, and pr
os
pert
i
y, whi
l
e wear
i
ng
an i
nf
ect
i
ous s
mi
l
e.
Get “
Smi
l
e! Be Happy! Li
f
e Lessons Fr
om An Uncommon Housewi
f
e” vi
a
or