Tag: children
group name: adore
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April 21, 2006 05:03 PM EDT --
Gene has a special grin that he reserves for when he is scooped up and carried some place. I call it his Prince of the World grin. Gene has Down Syndrome and Autism but he can walk. He can actually walk . . . more
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May 02, 2006 04:54 PM EDT --
We took the dogs to the vet today. Only one came home. Skipper is already missing little Diamond, and I waver between tearfilled sadness and relief. Deep in my heart I knew she was edging closer . . . more
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October 11, 2006 04:12 AM EDT --
I was "resting my eyes" when I felt a tentative small hand on mine.
"Nonni" came the whisper.
"Hm"?
"Why are you asleep with your glasses on"?
"The better . . . more
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May 21, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
Aidan, son of mine,
You make me laugh, no, really,
I am serious.
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April 17, 2006 12:20 AM EDT --
"Mommy why do angels have wings." The little boy asked his mother.
Holding his hand she thought for a moment. Licking her lips and allowing the soft words to roll . . . more
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April 24, 2006 07:22 PM EDT --
It has been two months today. Sixty days, fifty nine nights, a million tears. I understand the meaning of the word "struggle" I have struggled to pay bills, I have struggled to be happy, I have . . . more
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July 06, 2006 03:32 PM EDT --
I have had a hard time dealing with life over the last several months. It seems that every security that I had known had somehow shifted. The old reality now nothing but a memory. The new me someone who . . . more
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November 04, 2006 07:32 PM EST --
Nurture fragile minds,
For one sharp, unthinking word
Stings for a lifetime.
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May 29, 2006 11:41 AM EDT --
Licking her salty tasting lips. Tank top drenched and hanging. A cold wash cloth running slowly over her face and down the curves of her neck. Skin glistening with beads of salty dew. The noises of the . . . more
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July 13, 2006 02:22 PM EDT --
Is this happily Ever After? I ponder this thought on a daily basis. When I was once a small girl, I had dreams of happily ever after. Never for one moment was it close to the reality that I know today. . . . more
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August 08, 2006 03:47 PM EDT --
I did not know what to expect. Although I had read the rules of conduct, I still had no idea what I was in for. I had not seen him for over three months now. Would things be the same? Would the familiar . . . more
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August 19, 2007 11:45 PM EDT --
Many weeks of careful preparation had taken their toll. Each little pair of shoes, each little book bag laid out with the best of care. The children lined up like little runway models. Each one, striking . . . more
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May 22, 2006 09:36 AM EDT --
Tomorrow is my Stormy Day.
Tomorrow will be exactly five years of Stormy Days.
Tomorrow although it will be Stormy's Day, the sun will shine.
High above the world, the angels will hear a thank you . . . more
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June 02, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
I have a question for all of you. This may cause some uncomfortable soul searching. The question is "how would you feel if one of your children were gay?" Why do I ask this? Last night I watched . . . more
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September 14, 2007 01:35 AM EDT --
I believe in angels. I also believe that the world is full of mystery’s that not all of us are worthy to see. A few years ago my now fifteen year old daughter had taken me into her confidence. I . . . more
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May 14, 2006 11:20 AM EDT --
The Bathrobe
I knew it was inevitable.
Genetics are the strongest force in the world
And there is a point when acceptance is the only answer.
I had seen her face in my grandmother
But still . . . more
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June 21, 2006 11:00 PM EDT --
I had never realized that I was an idiot until I had children. I have to admit that even during the first ten to twelve years, I had no idea what a moron I was. I had walked through life with a false pretense . . . more
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June 30, 2006 03:25 AM EDT --
Stormy and Raven woke in the wee hours of the night. They refused to go back to bed. How was a mother to scold them when they were being such nice sisters?
Raven was a little . . . more
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November 04, 2006 07:19 PM EST --
A writer is more than a person who puts a long list of words together on a blank paper. A writer has to dream the story, live the words and draw a picture for the world to see. We must without hesitation, . . . more
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June 17, 2006 11:29 PM EDT --
"I don't want Jimmy Shambo to die, Cat."
"Oh, Chase, Honey, come here."
Chase cuddled up to me at Jimmy's side.
"I don't want him to die, either, Honey. You . . . more
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