This is really great. It is an eye opener to those of us who take so much for granted. When we wake up in the morning we should be thanking God for a new day. If we have been blessed with a wonderful spouse and loving children let us be thankful for God's blessings upon us. There are many in this world who are starving, no home, no family, they feel so alone. They don't have the blanket of love a family to warm their heart. All they know is devestation and being lonely. Many are ill and have no family to care for them, by far if we have a family that warms our hearts with love, and a place to call home we are truly blessed. We are blessed to have a roof over our head, and food on our table. Let us never forget the ones who do not have these things. Let us pray that their soul will be fed, and they will never know hunger again. That God will provide a place for them to live and fill their life with friends so that they are never lonely.
This brings back memories except my mom's weapon of choice was the fly swatter. I loved it when she would kill the bugs on the front porch but hated it when I was the main target. It is funny how parents find their weapon of defense to use against their children. I like how you stated that it was a love hate relationship with the wooden spoon. When it was being used for punishment it was a hate for the thing, but when she was making cookies or cakes it was love at the site of it covered with chocolate chips. Good item I loved the part where you laughed when the spoon was broken, and then tried to run when a new one appeared,. You found out that your mom was faster moving than you real fast.
This is really good and so honest. So many people feel this way, sad and lonely and their life is so empty. Even though they are surrounded by friends and loved ones they still feel alone. Many of their family and close friends have passed on and it has left and emptiness inside. Depression can over take a person's life and make them feel so lonely and helpless. They end up feeling like they have no one and that they are just waiting to die. It is sad that life can put us in this state but it happens to the best of us. We experience loss throughout our lives and events that turn our world upside down. But there is always help, there is always a silver liining at the end of every dark cloud. God will make the sun shine again, and use our darkest moments to show us good and postive things.
This shows the sadness of divorce. Hearts are broken and lives torn apart. No sense placing the blame on one another after it is all said and done. Each person holds in their heart the thoughts of what they could have done or should have done different. Sometimes they just blame the other and feel no remorse at all. It is sad when a marriage falls apart and bitterness and anger take the place of the love that was once shared. My favorite lines because in a lot of divorces it all becomes about the fight of material things, not the focus on the love that was lost.
It sounds like someone didn't check their text messages on their phone and that a friend of theirs needed them . That they just wanted to talk and wanted them to bring lunch and some smokes. Sounds like they had a night of partying and regretted it terribly. That they just needed someone to give them moral support and just be there for them. The friend that responded to the text a few days later felt bad because they hadn't been there when their friend needed them most.
Wow, this is a wild story. I would say when a child is abused that they can come up with many thoughts. You can only be mean to a person for so long and abuse them physically and mentally until their mind cannot take anymore. I guess Betty had put up with Maxine for the number of years that she did because her dad was there. After losing her dad she must have snapped. It would affect a 14 year old terribly to lose both parents before they even turn 18 years old. Maxine must have been jealous of her, and wanted to make her life miserable, in this task she accomplished that job. Betty couldn't stand scrubbing the steps no more, she decided to paint them red, I guess she was declaring her independance. You back someone into a corner day after day with abuse it will take it's toll on them and they will rebel, just like in this case.
I like this, sounds like someone is pouring out their heart, to make amends and try to make a new start. In some instances it may be a while before the person responds may be they are gun shy of getting hurt again, or may be they are afraid it won't work out and don't want to go through the hurt of losing at love again. May be one day the words will touch their heart and they will return, if not God has a person in mind you may have to wait on Him to put them in your path. They may just need time, and it may all work out. That one day the letter arrives and they are ready to commit. My favorite lines because this is how I felt after meeting my now husband for the first time. It took two years before we actually started dating. We were friends first.
I never have felt so sure of this,
I knew it all after our first kiss.
Very good item, I love the picture with the red nose part. It would make a person with an SUV feel sad when you tell them you get 36 mpg. wow I need a car like this one. I can't really complain we get 31 mpg. Anyways I love the pep talk you had with Blue Satyr that if it didn't break down, and go easy on gas, she could remain a female. I had a car named old blue, when it turned 23 years old we had to give her away. She had a good outlook she only wanted to go forward not backward. I didn't feel like going in circles. I would love to see a picture of the antlers, when you put them back on for Christmas. Sounds like you have gotten a new pet in the family hope it remains part of your family for years to come. I love the color also. The price would also make a person cry who paid $40,000 for a gas hogging tank of some kind.
I love this poem, it tells of how all of us sometimes think that we can handle things on our own when we cannot. It tells how hard we are on ourselves even though we have been forgiven by God in heaven. He wants us to come to Him regardless of what our problems may be. We are not bothering Him, we are keeping in touch everytime that we seek Him out. He wants to know what is going on in our life, there may be many problems that we face but God can fix and repair any problem we may have. Sometimes forgiving ourselves is the hardest thing we will ever have to do, Satan reminds us of the person we use to be. He tries to convince us that a Leopard cannot change it's spots, that may be true but I truly know one who can and that is Jesus Christ. Through Jesus all things are possible, if you have been washed in the blood Jesus will make you whole. I love the pastor's advice to get rid of the old transgressions forgive yourself because God already has, and remembers your sins no more. My favorite lines because many times we think that it cannot be that easy, and we feel we must punish ourselves for past sins. Forgiveness can be hard but when given by God it is an awesome thing.
I had been holding a prolonged funeral for my transgressions.
I really don't see why you should have to apoligise for Hayley lying. You could approach your dad and tell him that evidently that she didn't want you to take her out for a drink or she would have returned you text message. I figure you did nothing wrong to have to say that you are sorry. I would try to make amends with your dad though, telling him that you have no idea where the lines of communication failed but somehow they did. If he still thinks that you lied at least you tried to correct the situation. Sounds like Hayley may be jealous or just wants no part of your dad's family. It may be her way of pushing you all out of her life, and out of your dad's life. I would just call and talk to him without mentioning the incident and see how it goes. Sounds like maybe the step daughter is trying to cause problems. May be her mom doesn't want to deal with the step children.
Ok that is what I thought that they had drugged the drink. I had read chapter 3 before I read the first two chapters. I still really have to wonder if Meg's cousin didn't know that something was going on. That something was going to go terribly wrong and he didn't warn her. Seems like this guy John was very powerful and well liked I still don't like his comments from chapter 3. He is an arrogant person, and just full of himself. I guess by many he was liked and respected or possibly feared, I would just about guess. I am just wondering if the whole bad ordeal didn't stem from her being a reporter? I will have to read the next chapter good job keeping your readers in suspense.
It is amazing how time and space can change a person. You think about the good times when you were kids and life seemed so simple. Then we grow up and go different directions. It is sad that a person must have the approval of their co workers to feel like they are important, that the confidence that they had once shown has disappeared. It would be really sad to be greeted by a member of your family and it seems that they are not comfortable being around you. That would truly make me worry, I guess it would be one of those things that you shrug off, but still it linger in the back of your mind what was going on with them that day.
Good thriller story to realize that John is in your cousin's apartment when you get ready to go to the restroom. How ironic that this John thought he was the greatest thing ever. Telling you that you couldn't stay there, evidently afraid that he would be caught for his crime. I take that it was a date rape drug put into the persons drink is why they were so groggy and tired. That once the drug kicked in the worse had happened to the young woman. For the man to tell her that there had beem many more was even worse. Sounds like this was something that they done many times. It makes you wonder what John told her cousin or was her cousin in on the whole thing?
It sounds like the person is living with regret. That they wonder what may have come from the night of dancing. That they may have passed up the one that was meant to share their life possibly? Maybe, I don't know. It is sad when we let others influence the things that we need to do, telling us what is right and expected from us, when in our hearts we long to do other things. We end up feeling that the world has led us astray and may have cost us the chance of a lifetime. I guess that is when we can say we only have ourselves to blame.
Oh my so sad. To lose your wife to divorce and then the heating bill becomes too much that you must sell the home. That is a hard pill to swallow. To have to let go of the home that you started out in with the one you love, and raised your family together in it's surroundings would be a huge hit . I would say that a part of you felt like you had lost part of yourself. Having to move to an apartment and your children are grown and moving out, I guess I would have a major mid life crisis. I like the way that you describe the way that the new family has put their heart into the house, that they seem very happy and the house is surrounded by love from the joy their family brings. Many times we have to let go of things in our life that we never ever thought we would depart with. I am sure this parting truly broke your heart. May God bless you and extend His blessings upon you. Beautiful story but sad.
Very touching. It would be hard for an eight or nine year old to understand that daddy or mommy has gone to heaven to be with Jesus. It would be hard to try and explain that they had no choice that they had to go. That we will see them again one day. The anger probably built over the years of longing to see them, and needing their love and guidence. It can take a lot of time to come to terms with the pain of losing a parent someone so dear to you. Twenty eight years is a long time but when we have children of our own we begin to understand the love that our parents have for us. It took me twenty years to come to terms with my dad leaving before I was even born. He contacted me when I was 18 then I felt that it was too late. Eventually it dawned on me that life is way to short to let anger and bitterness build in my heart. So through God's helping hand I have been able to forgive and move on with the future, I have spoken with my dad a few times and will soon get together to meet and talk. To try and get to know one another. I put him in isolation for 20 years because of my pain and anger. Regret is what I use to deal with until we started talking to one another. We hope to get to know him before it is too late, considering he has cancer.
Job well done on this poem. It is amazing how one person can see the brightnes and magic in this world, when others experience the darkness and sadness. That many feel like they can no longer go on, when many are having the experience of a lifetime. Many are doing things that bring excitement and joy to their lives while others are experincing a time in which they chose to take their own lives. Things have become so dark for many that they see no other way out, this is a sad situation. Then there others plotting to place bombs and devices that will hurt hundreds and thousands of people and have no remorse for the actions that they plan at all. It is amazing the nature of humans that so many find the good in life and enjoy every moment, while others only see the darkest side of life and can no longer deal with the events that take place in their lives.
Yes indeed this was a tragedy. we never want to forget the ones who died and the ones who survived. They live with the horror of that day 365 days a year. They have picked themselves up and are true survivors. Strong and carrying on even though they are emotionally scarred to the very core of their being. London moves on never forgetting the injured and the people who lost their lives. They live and carry on to let the enemy know that they want let them win. The terririost will not win, because London is united and standing together strong. My favorite lines because we never want to forget the ones who lost their lives. Even in bright sunshine people say that they feel chilled,
Graphically remember how the fifty-two were killed.
Good job on this. It is very dangereous to go chancing after wildfires and trying to take pictures. Leave it to the professionals, they don't want or need people at there putting their lives in danger. They are trying to contain the fires and don't need the extra worry of trying to rescue people who have not a clue what they are doing . It would be best to stay away from the raging fires and out of it's path. The danger is not worth the risk. Someone losing their life trying to obtain video or pictures of the fires is just not worth the effort. Dying trying to get such footage would be a sad situation. Hopefully many will heed the warning and not go near the areas. I know many are adventures and don't realize the danger, and won't know until it is too late.
I sure can relate to what you are saying. It is such a loss there is such an emptiness that you think you can never pick yourself up and move on. You just want to pick up the phone and talk to them, then you realize that they will never answer the phone. It is hard losing your mom, I lost mine back in 2004. There are still times that my heart aches to hear her voice, but I know that she isn't suffering anymore and God gave her the rest that she longed for. I miss her but don't wish that she was here. Because I know one day we will see her again, it takes time dealing with not have them in your life anymore. I feel mom lives on in me, the love that gave me over the years lives in me. The values that she instilled in me is part of her. There is a lot of resemblence in your mom and mine that they loved to cook and done without for their children to have things that they never did. Mom even got me to start writing poetry when I was younger, I didn't really write much until after she passed away. It helped me deal with my grief and God had a purpose for the material that He provided me. Mother's Day and and mom's birthday are the hardest holidays now. It is just a reminder that she had to go home and these holidays make me miss her really bad. Sorry for your loss. May God help you through your grief.
I like this story. I love the part of the little old lady faithfully feeding the possums and rabbits and animals of all kinds that she didn't even know that she was feeding. Put me in mind of the saying somewhere over the rainbow. That when it was her time to go that the rabbit appeared and she was afraid of it, so the image of the possum appears. She gave to the animals out of the goodness of her heart, and in a big way made a difference in keeping them healthy by feeding them daily. It is neat how the housekeeper found her with a smile on her face, she must have been met by Jesus at the end of the rainbow.
Isn't it amazing what we remember of those wonderful holidays that we celebrated as a child in our hometown. Your stories brings many memories to mind, the crowds you describe to families really spending time together and the whole town gathers to celebrate the holiday together. The fireworks and flags and oh the food. As far as the eye could see food everywhere. You seen cousins and friends that you hadn't seen since the year before. It was like a grand family reunion once a year our little town had a concert before the fireworks started at the football field. These are my favorite lines because it was always sad when the fireworks would end because you knew the holiday was now at a close until the next year.
When we children were almost in a frenzy of excitement, BOOM. The first pinwheel appeared in the sky. The thunder and whistling of the colorful and varied fireworks had some of the adults covering their ears, but wide grins gave away their enjoyment
This story is sad in a way but it show the love that you have for your Aunt Sarah and the love that she has for you. I think it is horrible that her so called friend took advantage of her and done a interview and then printed it in the paper that is just awful. They are lucky that she didn't sue. Anyways I think that your Aunt Sarah knew that worse episodes were soon to come and didn't want you to have the heart break of seeing her slowly slipping away. I will read more about your aunt when we get more time this week. This is a wonderful story yet sad, but you can sure tell that Aunt Sarah is a confident and head strong woman.
Sarah has had a life that only others could dream of. She sounds like a go getter. It is said when Alzhermer's disease does this to a person. It robs them of their very identiy. I love the story of Aunt Sarah's adventures traveling all around the world. I would get out the post cards and letters to keep her mind sharp on those events. Hopefully the medicine will help to keep her vibrant for many years. I pray that she can remember for many years. This story puts me in mind of The Notebook. It made me laugh and mostly cry. But one day there will be no such thing when we reach heaven. No more illness or pain. You are good for Aunt Sarah to preserve things that she remembers right now. To help her live on with this story. It is sad, but her energy just makes me have such inspiration for her. She sounds like a fine person. One that we would love to meet. Her life has been so full of adventure. I would love to visit the Smithsonian Institute I would love to see all that is there especially Archie Buncker's chair that was put in there from the All In The Family Show. Great job.
Very good story I really enjoyed it. I just can't believe that someone would take it out on a child for what their spouse done. It is awful that a child would be treated so abusive because their birth was a result of their father cheating with another woman. If the step mom thought for a minute that she couldn't accept the child she should have never agreed to raise her. Justin was the apple of her eye but she completely ignored. The little girl just wanted the love of her mom and wanted hugs and kisses just like Justin. It is just so sad that the mom treated her like an outcast. That she treated the smart and intellegent girl like garbage. So unfair and did so all of her life. The father finally cut Justin and Gwen loose. He finally met his daughters entire family. He had missed so much by not admitting she was his own daughter. The truth was finally revealed after his death. how sad. I am glad the daughter pursued her own path in life and succeeded in doing it.
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