Francoise G. Bowen

Today January 10th 2021, history was made on Antigua/Barbuda. It was one that from the Governor General of Antigua/Barbuda Sir. Dr. Rodney Williams to the Prime Minister of Antigua/Barbuda Hon. Gaston Brown and the entire nation stand in high applaud and with pride. My last sister walked the aisle of UWI - UWI (University of the West Indies) Five Island Mona Campus on Antigua/Barbuda, she achieve her Post Graduate in Education, she is among the very first set of students to graduate from this prestigious UWI campus and to top it off- ALL WOMEN. My tears are of three languages that I will carry to my grave but the most important thing is that daddy words though he is dead is alive.  If daddy was alive, I telling you guys, virus or none, he will gather the entire family at large to attend the graduation and we will wait outside on the compound until the ceremony is done and for us all to take pictures, my dad would have worn his bell bottom pants with his hard shoe and a loose Miami ...

 2021 is our year no matter what. I watched Darren Hardy in December 2020 speaking about heroes and he said " Humans need leaders, robots can't do such", further in his presentation he said " Step up to the modernized skills of effective leadership-that is true meaning of hero". The photo below is a synopsis of what he shared that I actually thought we all need to know as we navigate into the unknown of 2021 to be leaders for those around us and setting the platform right for those not yet born as we hold unto our faith in God Almighty who knows and hold the unknown. My personal prophesy- Francoise Bowen This New decade need Heroes. 2020 has ended, we are now in 2021, the crossing over from 0 into 1 was a rough ride where we individually allow what side to win darkness or light in the midst of the chaos and confusion-the sound of battle. Whatever we allowed to win during 0( the pandemic), that will be our center stage for the entire decade (10yrs). Have we done ...

  Miss Françoise Bowen-CC Entrepreneur/Film-Maker (Actress)/Toastmaster &Humanitarian->HIV/AIDS My humanitarian pages: Facebook:  https://www. facebook.com/HIVAIDSandUS Instagram humanitarian:  https://www. instagram.com/hivaidsandus/ My acting studio & all things film pages: Facebook:  https://www. facebook.com/ FrancoiseActingStudioAntigua/? ref=hl   stage32:  stage32.com/Francoise YouTube: Francoise Bowen https://m.youtube.com/channel/ UCQzHAwei_oBQDVYy4ywmXaw Instagram Business:  https://www. instagram.com/ francoiseactingstudioanubar/ My General pages: Instagram General:  https://www. instagram.com/ antiguansoilyafrancoise/ Blog:  http://francoisebowen. blogspot.com/ The Word for 2021: Speed (acceleration).

I cannot end 2020 without another note of thanks and praise especially to God Almighty for using vessels to help me this year while home and not working yet and no gainful employment yet. The list not lengthy as follows: Some members of  St. Johnson's Church of the Nazarene, Antigua Workers Union My mom My  very last two siblings (total of 6 (including yours truly) children between my mom and dad). My Aunt in New York  My Cuz in New York Ms. B and C My main neighbor W. P The person who heard my testimony of the bread that never spoilt and gave me $20.00xcd ($1usd =$2.70xcd for those not sure of currency conversion). Mr. C. J Snr Mr. Harold E. Lovell Express Laundromat and Dry Cleaners-- the Director & CEO Dr. Onyeka Campbell on Factory Road in the early heat of COVID-19 who gave me discounts on my laundry. These all gave through cash and kind.  Thanks to those who offered me sound encouragement now and again just to remind me all is well in the midst of the battl...

Did I type in the title "2020, you have been good to me :-) " Yep I did. Now, this is not a blog about I got my work all sorted out and making 10figures nor is it about I opened a new company for my HIV/AIDS work and the Queen of England highly recommended it plus gave me an award on the palace lawn with her sword on my shoulders nor is it about receiving the highest honor from my island nor is it about my acting studio finally receiving a home of its own by my sacrifices made. NOPE. March 28th 2020 was my last work day at the hotel and since then, I have been home (9 months). So how is it for me thus far? We are in December and I looking back at 2020, I look back with thanks in my heart and from my lips. God has been merciful and gracious to me, it really pays to live by faith because "faith is Heaven's currency". Let me speak from a broad view, on my island Antigua/Barbuda, we have 7 active cases and 4 deaths, Glory to God in the Highest for this. Now to ...

It may not be what we normally expect but we still must give thanks to God Almighty for life overall to make our lives and those around us better in what ways we can. Some of us like myself, still laid off since March but making the best use of the downtime, some who are still working but salary is less or for some reduced days or for some same 5/6days a week but reduced hours still making the best of it. We think to ourselves "what on earth to be thankful for"? Some of us lost loved ones through various ways and not just from the COVID-19 but we still give thanks because their death same way open our eyes to a deeper reality that we must be good to everyone, forgive quickly, grow abundantly, live by faith until the hope becomes solid in our hands to make our best move to help ourselves and someone else life better. I had to repeat  it again because life is never about our own individual self. I did something I never thought of doing, using virtual means to create online disc...

November 1st 1981 12:01am the year our first Prime Minister Hon. V.C Bird Snr stood at the Antigua Recreation Ground with Princess Margaret receiving the island tools and declared us independent from England.  HAPPY 39yrs Anniversary Antigua/Barbuda My photos with members of my church family at St. Johnson's Church of the Nazarene. We all clad in the Nation national attire in different styles.