Thanksgiving

Hello, my name is Jasper and Thanksgiving for me is a time of reflection. I think back on previous Thanksgivings when we were all joined together as a family. Of course there's the food and the children, and that's something to be thankful for. Thanksgiving to me is a time when you should look back on your life and be thankful for where you are, and then pass on those feelings to someone else. The holiday says "Thanks" -thanks for all that the Lord has given you, all that he's given us, and the second part is the giving. Sharing of yourself- share your joy, share your life with someone else by giving. This holiday is truly much more than just a family meal. It's a time of love and giving that love to family and friends. Sharing and caring is what this holiday is all about.

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The Motown Museum

Hello, my name is Jasper and I'm a native Detroiter who has never been to the Motown Museum.  After I began to think about that I felt a bit ashamed that after all these years I had never visited there.  It is truly a Detroit landmark loaded with tons of Detroit history.  As I walked up to the building on West Grand Blvd and I stepped inside, the history began to engulf me.  The tour guides were excellent as they began to describe how the Motown sound began.  They told us about the Gordy family, their holdings, properties they owned, they explained how Berry Gordy borrowed $800.00 from his family and with the idea in his head and the $800.00 Motown began.  It was amazing when the tour guides explained how one star who were then just kids lived right down the street from one another.  When one kid entered Motown he went back and told a friend and eventually Motown had a stable of singers and performers all under 21 years of age.  Right there on West Grand Blvd they were taught how to walk, talk, dress, and act a certain way because the lady who groomed them always told them they would be destined for greatness.  They told us how Motown would take one song and remake it over and over, selling millions of records all over the world.  Berry Gordy was a perfectionist in his craft.  Sometimes he would polish a song for a year or two before he felt it was ready to be released.  The sound studio was very simple.  I walked in expecting to see a lot of fancy equipment but there was none.  They were very inventive in the way they did things back then.  Although, they did have a Steinway grand piano, the Steinway piano eventually wore out and it so happened that Sir Paul McCartney visited Motown Museum and had it rebuilt.  I could go on and on about my feelings being in the Motown Museum and feeling all that rich history but here's what you should do...if you are a native Detroiter or a maybe not you should swing by the Motown Museum on West Grand Blvd to see where it all started.  My name is Jasper and enjoy the trip. 

The Halloween Party

Hello my name is Jasper and although I'm in a wheelchair I still have fun.  The facility where I live gave a Halloween party and to my surprise it was a lot of fun.  Some of the workers dressed up in costumes and it was fun to watch them act a little crazy.  They also had Karaoke, snacks and a costume contest.  I really enjoyed the party and being around the people I live with.  We all had fun.  Wish we could do it more often.  My name is Jasper and have a blessed day.