I'm a below knee amputee. (Did you know?) At first I didn't really want to see my limb. I didn't avoid it and I don't hide that I have it, I just never was the one to flaunt it either. But recently I find myself catching a glance in the mirror, laying in the tub, … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ Unexpected beauty…
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Gratefulness ~ A voyage…
Leaving the old world, old programming, old wounds, old blueprints behind, and traveling to a completely new world with new beginnings, new hope, and new opportunities for life and love and heartache and experience.
Gratefulness ~ The best moment…
When I asked, "After all this time?" and the answer I got was, "Always." Paraphrased... but still.
Gratefulness ~ A part of the day…
The quiet of the dark hours. That between closing the door to the rest of the house to open the window to let the cold in from outside and the quiet waking up of the world where the smell of coffee and bacon wafts in from under the door and the birds chatter about the … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ A part of the day…
Craft ⁂ twt
He crafted each note with a mindfulness to exactly what she'd think of each phrase, hoping she'd blush her delight. ⁂ This week’s Twenty Word Tuesday writing prompt.
Gratefulness ~ A change…
I used to be afraid to speak the truth, afraid I would be yelled at or worse. Then someone else did the scary thing of filing a report, someone who is a mandatory reporter, and instead of me having to be brave enough to file the report and tell the truth, I only had to … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ A change…
Gratefulness ~ An attribute of God…
His faithfulness. Despite being abandoned while unemployed and in the middle of a medical crisis at a hospital and left with nothing almost 3 years ago, I've got a roof over my head, food in my belly, clothes on my back, healthcare, amazing legal assistance, and some of the closest friends I could hope for … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ An attribute of God…
Gratefulness ~ A lesson…
I learned that what I thought I knew for the last almost 16 years I really did know and I learned that when I tell people that vulnerability is beautiful and powerful stuff that I'm not completely full of crap because I learned that being my hot mess self, my sometimes neurotic, kind of geeky, … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ A lesson…
“I’d Pluck a Fair Rose” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
It's not an old, classic Cornish folk song but it sounds like one and I absolutely adore the longing the words convey. "I'd Pluck a Fair Rose" Eleanor Tomlinson, Poldark, 2016 Songwriter: Michael O'Connor, Winston Graham I'd a pluck a fair rose for my love I'd a pluck a red rose blowin' Love's in my … Continue reading “I’d Pluck a Fair Rose” ~ My Life’s Soundtrack
Gratefulness ~ A role model…
A reverse role model for me, who I don't want to be, is my old self... Any version of Gwen that was operating in the old operating systems pre the 2020 version. I've come too far and grown too much. I appreciate Old Me for doing what she did to survive and for taking the … Continue reading Gratefulness ~ A role model…
