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I am a hopeless romantic, a mother of five beautiful children, and a creative spirit. I love to dance and sing no matter what anyone else thinks of how well or poorly I do it at the time. I love to write short stories and poetry, and have been known on occation

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Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Easy kid crafts projects: Making bean bags: 1 of 4
Super Simple Bean Bags!Everyone knows that bean bags provide hours of endless fun for little ones of all ages. Making them with your child, rather than buying them from the store is a great way to add to that fun.The first, and perhaps easiest of all ways is to find that collection of miss matched socks you have stored away. ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Attitude: 7 of 26
The world closes in around me, demanding so very muchLike the flames of a fire burning hot against my skinEach want and need of that around me, flickering for attentionBlazing and burning, blocking out the cool beauty of peaceYet the flames do not consume meFor as they are fueled and fanned something changes withinI close my ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dreams: 186 of 654
When I was a little girl, I lived in a world of dreams. Reality too harsh, to ugly, to mean. I survived on hopes and wishes, believing with all my heart, that the world in which I kept myself would manifest it's self for me.But time moved by, and my dreams turned into wisps and clouds floating away in the wind. Cold, cruel re... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Struggling to gain weight: 3 of 10
"I wish I had YOUR problem." How many times do I really need to hear that? Or "you look like a 10 year old boy." First of all, yes, I am aware that I don't have the curvy figure that most other women sport. I know I'm too skinny, and I am trying to get up to a healthy weight. It's just not as easy as it sounds!Second of all, ... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Package deal: When you love the parent but not the child: 2 of 6
He loves me with all his heart, yet has difficulty bonding with my children. Common problem, I'm sure. As a former preschool teacher, I have the ability to become attached and bond with other people's children right away. The bond between his children and myself happened far more quickly and smoothly than the other way around... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Little things: 46 of 129
You've been gone so long my soldierit's hard to go through thiswhile you're so far awayit's the little things I missThe way you used to tease mein that soft and loving waytickling and dancingbrightening my dayThe way you used to knowwithout me even saying a wordthe things that I was thinkingmy heart was always heardYour dirty... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: What I am thankful for: 15 of 41
What am I thankful for? The list is so long, where does one begin?Of course there are the obvious answers: my health, my family, having a roof over my head and food to eat... 2 eyes, 2 ears, a voice, a brain, 10 fingers and 10 toes....I am thankful for the sun, the rain, the earth and sky.I am thankful for sorrow, for without... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Notebooks: 26 of 68
In our bedroom there are notebooksfilled on every pagesome of them with joy and loveothers anger and ragethese notebooks cannot be tossed awaynor the words written insidethey must be kept and cherishedI honor them with prideFor inside of each are letters writtenwhile you've been awayof all the hopes and dreams we shareof the ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Family life when serving in the U.S. military: 10 of 25
The love of my life sat there depressed, day after day. It made my heart ache to see him like that, not himself, unable to smile. I knew it was important to men to have a job, but it didn't really hit me until he said that it was a "deal breaker"!"It's going to be alright." I offered, "You'll find a new job soon." Yet, none o... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The Halloween mystery: 22 of 54
The Haunted House The old house at the end of the street had been deserted for years. Everyone thought it was haunted, since it looked so old and creepy. It was the day before Halloween. Max and Sam lived next door to one another, just down the road from the old haunted house. They liked to solve mysteries, and it looked like... More..