Tag: Family
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Writing Prompt:
Where did my name come from? Well I have answered this many times. It goes back to my Grandpa Freddy’s name and he was named by his older sister Maxine. She loved to read and was in a singing quartet herself that went all around Greene County. Frederick Alton Jewell was from Worthington, Indiana so…
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Life’s Little Snafus
Thursday was already a long stressful day due to a lost phone. Somewhere in the middle of the night, however, Mom’s light-headedness got the best of her. It’s progressively gotten worse. This accident made finding out more about it a priority though to keep Mom from injuring herself much worse. Thankfully after a long few…
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Sunday Evening Musings
My first Sunday back blogging and today has been a very special day. A birthday party was planned for this afternoon and was supposed to be the defining part of the day. However, God threw in some surprises and twists throughout the day’s journey. Admittedly, it was still hard to get myself out of bed…
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Chaos
The past 48 hours, maybe even 72 hours by now, have been nothing short of crazy. Unfortunately, the dream of writing the articles in my head Thursday and Friday didn’t all come to the fruition I had envisioned. There were at least 2 if not 3 more articles I should have posted by now. Before…
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My Day of Surgery
So usually I have found a character on these days that sticks with me. I mentioned the Anesthesiologist who was as tall as a tree, there was another person who still sticks in my mind from that day. This person was a nurse. There were so many nurses that came in checking my vitals needing…
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Surgery Day
Five months ago I had to get up really early to tear off more of my skin for a second time. The Hibiclens soap I was given a week and a half earlier was to be used two times; half the bottle at a time. I think that was the worst part of the process…
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Life’s Turns and Twists
I fully intended on writing about my day of surgery and that may still happen later today. However my morning was abruptly altered by a phone call… Growing up my idea of a career was being a wife and mother. The thoughts floating in my mind never had me as a career minded woman. Although…
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Thoughts of Frustration
This afternoon they were all stomped into submission. Another weekend of being stomped on literally by bullies had been quite tiresome. This is what happens when you give them half an inch then they want to dictate to you the terms of your submission. Today though, was a good day for a practice session. It…
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Grandpa & Italian Beef’s
The year after Grandpa died I began a tradition while I was at college. On days like today, I would eat something he would have enjoyed. Subway was on that list right before he died. The Chicken Teriyaki was by far his favorite from that sandwich shop. So it became a family favorite for most…
Jewells of Thought 