Independence that is a difficult word for me right now. It must have been difficult for the colonists determined to break away from Great Britain as well. If it wasn’t for their courage and determination, we would not be where we are today. Continue reading “The 4th of July Holiday – Independence Day”
Author: Brenton's Mom
Depression and Anxiety
Two words that I would have never described as myself being diagnosed with before Big Bubby. Now, they both exist in my world on a daily basis. A lot of bereaved parents where I have read on Facebook sites or in my book reading I have done recently stated that they didn’t want any drug intervention they wanted to face it head on without help. For me, I have compared it to giving child birth. Some of us want drugs, some of us want to feel every bit of the pain that comes with your child being born. Continue reading “Depression and Anxiety”
Day 12: Critique a Piece of Work
This assignment is to either critique a piece of art work or talk about something we are passionate about. I am doing both because the piece of art defines something I am passionate about.
When my husband and I met he was in the Air Force. We were stationed in Oklahoma at Tinker Air Force Base. There were only four bases that we could be stationed, Oklahoma, Alaska, Japan and a NATO air base in Germany. The training squadron was at the Oklahoma base and my husband was one of the trainers. Continue reading “Day 12: Critique a Piece of Work”
Day 11: If We Were Having Coffee Right Now
Wow this will be a tough one for me. So please be patient with me while I fumble through this writing exercise. Continue reading “Day 11: If We Were Having Coffee Right Now”
Day 10: Let the Scene Write Itself
This is going to be the toughest one yet I think. I am someone who can’t set down for five minutes to let my mind rest much less set for 20 minutes watching other people, the weather, animals, or whatever to give me something to write about. Well off I go to figure out what scene I am writing about….
Some Things I Have Learned Along Grief’s Narrow Road
In this journey through grief, I have learned a few things. Some about myself, some about others around me, some about my kids, and some about life in general. I wanted to share some of those with you. Let me start off by saying if I offend you with this post, I am not going to apologize for it. This is for me to write my feelings out. If you are offended or get offended easily, don’t read it. I don’t expect everyone to travel the same road that I do all the time and I sure don’t expect you to all agree with me all the time.
First, you find out who your true friends and family are. The ones that no matter what time or day, you can call them no matter what and they will pick up and listen to you. (Although I have not used the multiple people who have told me I have this available to me). These are what you call true friends even when they have no idea what you are going through they are still willing to stand by you and help yo through.
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Day 9: Writing and Not Writing
What do I do when I am not writing?
Day 8: Reinvent the Letter Format
The writing today is supposed to be about going back and writing letters the way we did before we had computers and email. The topics to choose from are:
- A humorous or satirical letter to a celebrity or public figure.
- A piece of constructive criticism (or praise) to a politician.
- A letter to a thing — a fear, a bad habit, an object, a place, etc.
- A note to yourself at a specific age/year in the past or future.
- A letter to someone who cannot respond (a loved one who has passed, a fictional character).
Well we all know which one this mom is going to take to write about. This might get to mushy for some of you, there might be tears as well, so you are free to move on for the day. 🙂 This might be a long one too.
Got A Little Behind on Daily Posts So Catch Up Day is Here!
So this will be a slightly longer Daily Post today because I got behind/lazy over the weekend and didn’t keep up my posts…:) So I am going to do Days 5, 6, and 7 today all in one.
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Shattered Dreams and Shattered Faith 