Author: Garnetjewel
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A Prayer… Softly Answered
My Aunt has had a difficult year and has been physically, emotionally and spiritually tested. Today has been emotional even not being at the hospital with the others in the family. I have to admit I feel a bit fried and have cried sporadically today. I have a chunk of Grandma’s family photo stash and…
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Defining An American Woman
Sometimes a woman doesn’t have to be forceful or loud to make a difference. This morning one of the quiet headlines that ran across my screen came from the ‘Conservative Brief’. According to the read out on my screen it says, “Former First Daughter Ivanka Trump Makes Behind-The-Scenes Move with Surprise Trip”. Then underneath that…
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Please Say A Prayer…
Dear Heavenly Father, please be with my Aunt and her family and our complete extended family. She is making a decision today which may mean she will be in heaven with many of her loved ones sometime today. It’s not certain, but it’s been a tough road this year. She has had wings carrying her…
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Evidence
When my Grandpa Leo died I had no idea how much that would turn me upside down in a way. Music was my childhood I lived and breathed music. I sang while cleaning and washing dishes my grandparents, parents and uncles were always scaring me in the middle of singing high the notes. They seemed…
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Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.
Well there have been plenty over the years. Putting water in a pot and waiting for the boiling that didn’t happen because I didn’t turn the heat on in the first place. Embarrassing and frustrating. I have also tried to make a blueberry or strawberry surprise which my brother Jared loves to make and he…
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Saying Goodbye… A House of Memories
Now that a dumpster is on the premises makes this phase even more stark. No one knows what will happen and who will get the house yet. Before we get to that step we need to clean up the house and find the little treasures of our grandparents that have trinkled down through the family…
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Time to Relax
This weekend I knew my parents had plans and my brother went with them. I had two motivations having the house to myself and enjoying it and secondly time to ponder and write. It turns out I got a little bit of both done Saturday. For a while I was beginning to wonder; I felt…
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Wildlife Moments: Saturday
Before getting into the car, Saturday, to head to the Cemetery for our walk; I slipped outside to check on the temperature. Something barely caught my attention as I walked past the car coming back into the carport. It was so tiny it barely registered. Just another reminder of the many intriguing creations God has…
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Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.-Writing Prompt
Well two things come to mind. I always thought my shyness was a barrier to not coupling up sooner in life. Turns out God’s timing is always best and I have a relationship I wouldn’t have had if I was overly confident at a younger age. We both needed to become the people we are…
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Thoughts This Sunday Evening
I feel full, a good full. Today was my Grandma’s Church Homecoming; 204 years. Plus she is 97 years old and has gone to the same Church her entire life. Isn’t that incredible. There’s a force inside the sanctuary of that Church with all of the history with my family. I have spent a lot…
Jewells of Thought 