Author: Garnetjewel
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Nostalgia & Christmas Music: Ms. Becky
There are songs that stick in your memory. For some reason I had always thought of this song as a somewhat sad-sounding sound for Christmas. Of course it comes from the Peanuts cartoon. Becky had a lot of titles at church. Not to mention owning the Dairy Queen with her husband in their town. She…
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What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?-Writing Prompt
There are probably a couple I could expound on, but we are very close to my nearly losing my sanity only a year ago. Dialysis was unlike any job I had ever had, working as a cashier at Wal-Mart was one of the best outside of the farm jobs I could have had right after…
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Stressed Out!
Have you ever needed to zone out? Get creative and just lose yourself in an activity? Sometimes a girl just needs to be creative in order to de-stress and gain some composure. I only got so far tonight I’ll have to work on this more tomorrow. It was actually really hard to stop and get…
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Hostages
For nearly three years getting off of Facebook and following some Conservatives to Gab and then Telegram; I have become a news junkie. This is not new to some of you who have seen this before. I cannot stay unplugged completely. Telegram is on my phone and my laptop so I’m informed on both. Then…
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Are Christmas Cards Irrelevant?
Last year I wrote letters to my Sunday School teachers and the other couple in the class. Since at that point that’s what our class was for most of the time. Not long afterwards a floodgate arose and several came into the class closer to Christmas. People don’t give cards out like they used to.…
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Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays?-Writing Prompt
There may be a few special dishes or recipes we like to make during the holidays. Some are sweet and some are savory. My Grandma’s Christmas Ham recipe still transports me back to my childhood to Christmas Eve’s at their house. Plus Dad makes a chip dip that always goes over well and right before…
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Movie Memories
Tonight is the debut of “The Biltmore Christmas.” For weeks this show has been on commercials for the Christmas Hallmark season. As much as I have a love and hate relationship with Hallmark I love this show already. About two months ago I was invited after church to a friends house with other church friends;…
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Prayer Time
Lord, my insecurities and fears have consumed my thoughts this morning. My doubts seem so overwhelming. I know life is constantly changing and altering in different ways. Besides you, O Lord, there has been one other constant for over two and a half years. We have had some ups and downs, but we are best…
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Name your top three pet peeves.-Writing Prompt
I have these, I know I do. Trying to think about what they are right now is infuriating though. I do tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to performing. Yet when I made these cards even my imperfect extras could turn into intriguing new creations making them look new. There are things I…
Jewells of Thought 