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I am a mother of three boys, a step daughter and two stepsons. I have been married for seven years and have never been happier!

<I enjoy writing and started again after many years of trying to figure out what I want to be.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The best gift you've ever received: 12 of 140

Christmas time was closing in on me and it had been a hard year. I was just newly separated and trying to support my three boys on a minimal income. Not to mention my ex was not paying child support, in fact he had completely disappeared. Christmas was just three weeks away. The panic I felt was so different from the years o...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life's paths: 45 of 267

Push Ahead Your courage and strength is your crowning glory They can never take away your personal story You alone determine your destination Push ahead, without hesitation Try as they might to break your spirit Your heart and faith will keep you in it Believe in yourself and your path will be clear Push ahead, your dreams a...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Free-for-all: 17 of 74

PUSH AHEAD Your courage and strength is your crowning glory They can never take away your personal story You and God determine your destination Push ahead, without hesitation Try as they might to break your spirit Your heart and faith will keep you in it Believe in yourself and your path will be clear Push ahead, your dreams...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: The spouse and me, a funny/tragic/moving tale: 6 of 26

How I Created a Gardening Monster. The picture that currently kept me frozen from movement was a garden full of low amaranth, southern brass buttons, bermuda grass, in other words, weeds! Oh, I did have three fern trees that had spread their way across the wall as if they too were trying to escape the confines of their disma...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Saying goodbye: 106 of 419

In the shadows of despair, I walk through the world without a care The memories of you still linger everyday, I cannot understand why you were taken away; Agony and sorrow fill my heart, As I ponder all the things that were left unsaid Before your abrupt depart; I carry the burden throughout my life, As I try to go on and hi...
Relationships & Family > Blended Families Integrating stepchildren into your family: 3 of 8

After seven years of being the "Brady Bunch" family, I can say that I have finally mastered the art of mothering my children vs. the stepchildren. Now when I say verses, in the beginning that is what it felt like. My children were trying to compete with his children for attention, love, equality and finding their place! In 1...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Why it's better to give than receive: 13 of 26

CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A DAY? I went to work today and my boss said she had to tell me something and I have to say yes. I said, "Not until I know what it is," I've learned my lesson in the past. She said, "I am going to take you shopping for groceries today for your family!" I started to cry and told her, "No, I can't ...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Coaching & Skills The importance of first base and third base coaches: 5 of 8

Wasting a split second to think, can cost you the game winning run. Base coaches are the eyes and ears of the game. Players will to often try to think for themselves and are not necessarily in a good position to make an important judgment call to run or stay on base. When a player reaches first base, the first base coach is ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Falling in love: 11 of 15

You spot him across the football field. Instant eye contact, quick, look away, don't let him think that you are staring at him! Mystery, that is what I must maintain, yes, I'll keep him guessing. He approaches, with his coaches first aid box, gosh he's even hotter up close! I wish I could get that fluttery feeling in my stom...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memories: 82 of 93

NEVER DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL I often wonder what it would be like to have that special relationship that you often hear daughter's have with their father's. To have them look at you with pride and admiration, knowing that under any circumstance daddy will protect them, be there for them and guide them through all their joy, hea...