Author: Garnetjewel
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9th Degree Irritated Yet
Today was the first vote for Jim Jordan to be Speaker of the House. This feels like a farce. Why can the Democrats always work in lockstep together while the Republicans of infighting? Why is it so hard to coalesce around our one person and vote? We are literally fighting amongst ourselves knowing full well…
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Home Sweet Home
Goodness having a change of scenery was so great. However, I will be so grateful to be back in my own bed alone in my room. Having some peace and quiet and my own bathroom with privacy will be nice tonight. Today has been a quaint day coming home. Again the foliage was so bright…
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What could you try for the first time?-Writing Prompt
Well I can tell you what I want to try is being with my other half in the same state. We have literally been going through a courtship in different places yet I know his passion is there even consuming the problems in front of us going forward together. Growing up in my family with…
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Liberal Breakfast
Monday morning was interesting. When I mean interesting I mean it was sad. On two different screens MSNBC on one and ABC on the other. All of the 5 to 6 other people eating breakfast had their eyes pretty much glued to one of these screens. Once Dad and I got our food most of…
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Last Night
Believing we would have a nice restful sleep was a little bit naive, I suppose. The one upside is that I wasn’t completely alone on the 9th floor like I was at Drury Inn last year. Fortunately there’s only 3 levels here. That did make me nervous looking out that window last July. I had…
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What principles define how you live?-Writing Prompt
Well it’s called the Bible. God gave us the 10 Commandments in the Pentateuch and in the New Testament Christ spoke before he ascended to heaven on the Beatitudes. Also back in the old Testament King Solomon wrote a whole book on Proverbs showing the dichotomy of good decisions with bad decisions. These are the…
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Ending The Estate Sale
Wow. I am still finding the words to describe the past 72 hours. Add on to it this morning’s events and the drive to our destination this evening. After our delicious supper we are all enjoying some relaxation tonight. Then I was able to exchange a few texts with my boyfriend. It was the icing…
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What have you been putting off doing? Why?-Writing Prompt
The question isn’t what I have put off it’s simply that I don’t have funds or resources to do so at the time. This week I was able to put aside my fears of failure and practice the piano while working at our Family Estate Sale. It was fully inspired by two of our customers…
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Felt Like A Grown Up-Writing Prompt
There are a lot of surreal moments in my life. It’s hard to know when that first time was… although I had to grow up in different ways during high school. Cooking was a big achievement; having a complete meal thought out for the family. Making cross-stitch pieces and having it ready for birthday presents…
Jewells of Thought 