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In the wee hours of the morning, her visits often happen then, the charge in the air is palpable and sleep is still in my head. Her message hangs heavily in the air, the words are always the same. “Two kisses I will give you, to help get you through…
I am a mom, with a ten year old daughter, who is struggling to raise a strong individual who will also be a compassionate friend. Girls can be downright vicious to their own gender. I think it is important for women to stand together but more often than not we end up bullying each other…
I took my daughter to summer camp yesterday for a year week. I checked everything off the list as we packed and I didn’t break down much every time I packed something in her suitcase like I did last year. She tried to pack the dog at one point; but after telling her she…
Originally posted on The Qwiet Muse:
I remember writing this the night my husband returned home from Iraq, it was his third and last homecoming from that faraway place . . . He’s since retired, the sight if those boots laying there was one of the most beautiful things I can remember seeing. Dust from…
Lists and the 100 Word Story: Prompt Visit Feral Little Secrets for details My list of observances occurred on Sept 1 of 2003 The house is too quiet. I go to chart my cycle and think I can’t do this anymore. I notice a woman with three children as I buy my last pregnancy test.…
Did you know that by reading this post and then clicking a button you can change someone’s life for the better? Mike has been an unemployed math teacher going on three years, and currently struggles to support his family by taking substitute and tutoring jobs. Although he has a B.A. that certifies him to teach…
It was bound to happen eventually. “Mom?” I was getting ready for a party when my 9 year old sauntered in slowly trying not to smile as if she had a secret. “I know you don’t want me to grow up so fast but…” she said as she tried to contain what seemed like embarrassment. …
So there has been this monkey on my back. A cute, overgrown, loveable monkey waiting patiently for me to write a review about his book. Most everyone knows Arthur Browne author of the infamous blog Pouring My Art Out. Arthur is the king of monkeying around and the blogosphere would not be the same without…
Weekly Photo Challenge: JOY When I think JOY I automatically think about my daughter. Look at these pictures and try to tell me you don’t see joy and then you don’t feel joy from seeing her. Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Ese’ s Voice Weekly Photo Challenge – Joy | Chittle Chattle Weekly photo…
I am stealing the pic TwinDaddy had for this poem because I LOVE it! Hope you like the poem we wrote from the perspective of two young kiddo’s! Written by TwinDaddy and HastyWords When we were young You thought I had cooties You used to run I used to chase We both giggled And I…
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