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Finding Freedom in the Unwritten Words
This not writing was not helping. I had to think of a new strategy. And I knew this would work. I pulled out a stack of notebook paper. (Well, I called my mom to my room and asked for a little help with finding and reaching the paper.) With this new and empty space in...
FMF: The Kind with Blue Lines
I pulled out a piece of paper, the kind with blue lines. I knew this is what I needed to do because my normal methods for getting back into the flow of writing were not working. Sure, I’ve been journaling every day. That was one of my goals for the new year. So I put...
Living in Freedom
I've been pondering my One Word for a few weeks now. I thought I knew what it would be this year, but I wasn't sure. I took my time to dwell on the possibilities and reflect on last year. My word for 2014 was Focus. I never imagined how that word would really become...
When the Wait is Over
One month in to 2015 and I finally have a few words for you. I can already tell this year will be different than last year. I didn’t start out with unanswered questions, but I did begin the new year with hope. (I will share more details soon.) Last year was long,...
Heading Out the Door, part two
If you missed the beginning of this story, read part one here. I can't tell you everything that happened on the day of the short walk. I've lost many of the details, but I remember enough. I remember the way I felt...the excitement of taking my walker outside, the...
Heading Out the Door, part one
It was supposed to be a short walk. I wanted to go down the street to the neighbor’s and come right back home. I thought it looked easy and I had been walking for a few years by now. I told my mom I could do it. I would do it. Because there’s no stopping me once I’ve...
Reaching for a book that isn’t there
The word for this week's Five Minute Friday post is Reach. I reach for a book, or ask my mom to bring me book so-and-so off of shelf #1. Those are the books I’m not sure I will keep, but I want to look through them and give them a try. Some were my grandmother’s and...
On Seeking Focus & Creating a Change
The word for this week's Five Minute Friday post is Change. I wrote what came to mind and it also turned into an update on Focus, my One Word for 2014. I'm linking up with others sharing about their One Word as well. This year I have struggled to keep up with writing...
FMF: When a Moment Turns into a Story to Tell
I could tell he was having a lot of fun. His little feet ran around, chasing the water squirting up from the ground. I watched from the side under the shade of the tree. My little nephew pulled my mom by the hand to the next mini fountain at the park earlier today. I...
FMF: And Words Fill Another Page
The piles take over. The books stack up. The scrapbooks stay on the shelf, unfinished. The sewing machine waits to feel the love of hands on fabric again. Notebooks sit on the writing table, empty or half-used. Words hang on the edge, ready to be strung together and...
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