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It’s so great to be back and blogging again. In the past month, I’ve been in six states and have unpacked countless boxes (with the help of my dear family). So many memories to write about from this past month… what will I write about today? Hmmmm… (I’ll post my entry [...]

A week ago, I participated in a scrapbook challenge to document a part of my wedding that has yet to be recorded.  I lifted a line from a song sung during the ceremony and then reflected on it in the journaling below the photo.  The song (07/99) The photo (self-portrait, CA) (04/05) The journaling (06/09):  Remember these words from [...]

It’s that time of the week again! Please link your memoir-ish post to this one by leaving a comment. Posted in memories Tagged: memoir monday

When I giggle at my goal as a fifth grader to write a story a day, collecting thick purple folders of words and pictures, stapled into books, I remember the process of learning to live a creative life.  It was then that I realized the more I wrote, the more I had to write.  The more [...]

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Please link your Memoir Monday Post to this one by leaving a comment so we (Ruth and I), as well as others can read your post from the past. Also, please feel free to use the new badge, above, alongside your Memoir Monday Post. Posted in memories   Tagged: memoir monday   

I walk into my favorite class of the day, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are floating through the air, She grew up in an Indiana town, with a good lookin’ mama who was never ’round, I took my usual seat, far from the door, on the inside of the table.  I loved this spot because I could [...]

Please link your Memoir Monday Post to this one by leaving a comment. (For now, we’re through with Mr. Linky.) Thanks! Also, please feel free to use the new badge, above, alongside your Memoir Monday Post. Ruth and I look forward to perusing all of the links you leave! Posted in memories   Tagged: memoir monday    [...]

Strongest Memories from My Wedding Day Originally uploaded by teachergal I was perusing the Stories in Hand Sparks from Jessica Sprague’s Online Class I took last month. With just eight days left until my first anniversary, I felt the need to do one from the dating and marriage sub-category. I selected the following spark, “List [...]

Please link your Memoir Monday Post to this one by leaving a comment. (I’ve given up hope with Mr. Linky.) Thanks! Also, feel free to use the new badge, left, alongside your Memoir Monday Post. Posted in memories   Tagged: memoir, memoir monday, writing   

Now if these don’t inspire you to participate in this week’s challenges, then I don’t know what will! Feel free to use these buttons for your Memoir Monday and Slice of Life Tuesday posts.   Posted in memoir monday, Slice of Life Story Challenge, Write: It's good for you!      

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Earlier this week I wrote a quick write in my writer’s notebook about getting my cabbage patch kid.  (Last week for Memoir Monday, I toyed with the So What? of writing about Laney.)  I thought I’d get it scanned and then posted in that format, yet, it just hasn’t happened.  So, because it’s nearly Poetry Friday [...]

Have you ever played Sardines?  In this twisted version of hide-n-seek, one person hides and then everyone else looks for him.  Once found, you get in with him, until soon, everyone is packed in (like sardines), laughing and hugging and together. This is my kids’ favorite game.  During a recent round, when my husband hid (and [...]