Author: Garnetjewel
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Sentimental Melodies
When my family first walked up the steps at Fellowship Baptist Church, in I think, 1998 Dean Hartman was the Preacher. One of the many women in the congregation that befriended us instantly was Carolyn Clark. She and Grandma Rosie became best buds although we can say that of quite a few of those ladies.…
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Writing Prompts
This idea has been troublesome for me. God even placed a uniquely essential story of how our earthly things will not matter in death or in heaven. However, I do materials that mean a lot to me. Right before Papaw Freddy died he came down with this cross necklace, dad got the same envelope so…
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80’s Music
Some of the most intriguing thoughts go through my mind in the car. I don’t know what it is? Perhaps the sense of just driving around or in this case being in the ‘shot gun’ seat heading on the road to my grandma’s house. Driving to the house on our squiggly road seems more and…
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Dialysis
My Uncle’s course was set 5 years before he died. The evidence has shown that most people, but not all only make it a few years. Dialysis takes a lot of a person’s already vulnerable body. As part of a patient’s family, because we are going through the process a bit differently but nevertheless we…
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Writing Prompt
The type of collection is the question. I have a library and my two main topics music and history and both of these topics are too broadly named. There are books, sheet music, hymnals, cantata’s and my clarinet music on top of my piano and vocal music. Then there are biographies, college books, and leaflets.…
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Musically Propelled
Today is a day for remembering. Family is so important we need to remember the holes in our lives. The people who are noticeably gone, but not forever gone from our memories. The good that these people were for us needs to be remembered. It is a therapeutic and healing mechanism. When I was working…
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1961
After 3 sons and a daughter had already been born to this couple, a new baby boy came into the world. He was born May 24th and would be their 5th and last baby. He was born exactly a week before his big sister’s birthday. She would have been nearly 4 years old, possibly thought…
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Writing Prompt
Legacy is a big word. I have thought about this word a lot in relation to my grandparents. My grandfathers got to meet most of their grandchildren, but not if any at the time of their deaths, their great-grandchildren. It is up to us to share our memories with them. When my niece was born…
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Jewels Being Dug Up
Reality hit me in the face this afternoon. About 2 months ago my first published article was on finding some family gems I had thought were lost. The feelings that seeing those pieces of my family history were overwhelming at the very least. Those tokens have revealed a different side of Grandpa I don’t really…
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Writing Prompt
No longer am I the little girl that would pray for snow-days to stay away from school for the day. Especially for my birthday which is usually right in the middle of January when the snowstorms come. However, there are reasons to really love being in the cold. Cuddling with a good book drinking hot…
Jewells of Thought 