Tag: Family
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Cravings… for Subway
Earlier this month was the milestone that I once held firm on remembering with a subway sandwich. Grandpa Freddy made Chicken Teriyaki one of our favorite sandwiches and the ‘Sweet Onion Sauce’ a favored sauce. This year I didn’t continue that in memoriam of him until today. All month long I have craved anything really…
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Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.-Writing Prompt
Saying goodbye to being a Farming Family was difficult. This year marks 7 years it still doesn’t seem possible. I thought I would always be the Farmer’s Daughter and even hoped to be a Farmer’s Wife at times. Our family was closer than ever when we worked together. We are all strung out doing different…
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A Surprise
My emotions are still too high to talk about this morning so I will talk about yesterday. My mom’s older brother and wife came up to check on some things and chat. When they came in I was literally finishing my writing prompt. So I did hear Uncle Floyd’s here, but I was trying to…
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What advice would you give to your teenage self?-Writing Prompt
My teenage years were intense. We moved from Bethel Baptist to Fellowship the year I turned a teenager. Music was my life and I very briefly experienced being a solo singer as a teenager at Bethel Baptist and was excited to do more, but at that time there was some conflict. Then we walked up…
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iPhone Madness
This morning has been very interesting to say the least. My routine was the same except I got up a little bit earlier for a scheduled interview late this morning. So I took my first pill that I have to take and wait for a while before I eat and take other pills. I slowly…
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Taking Care of Family
This photo seems like it’s from a different time in my life. It was sometime after Grandpa died, but Uncle Mike was either about to be on Dialysis or possibly already on those treatments. Grandma was actually in good shape here, but Mike was having troubles. Today I spent time in a neurologists office with…
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Who are your favorite people to be around?-Writing Prompt
Granted my family has changed over the years. Life is constantly changing my circles of family, work, and church community. I have only one grandparent left and two uncles and one aunt are now with Christ as well as one first cousin. Yet my church family is still growing and my family continues to grow.…
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Presidents Day 2024
When I worked in Dialysis back in 2022 I didn’t really get a family vacation that year. When I worked at DaVita I was able to get a week off in September. That was before my surgery to take out the hardware in my arm though a lot changed. Then I got on at Fresenius…
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Surveillance
Do you remember how Covid felt being watched and having to account for your time and what you were doing to someone from the health department? The mandates that were so conveniently and easily placed on American citizens… Do you remember how belittling that felt? Last night I just finished a chapter in Jill Eileen…
Jewells of Thought 