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Mourning Bell Doodle
Filed under: Drawing, Journal Tagged: art, children, depression, doodle, drawing, faery, faery tales, fantasy, handwriting, moleskine, prose, sadness, stories, writing
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The Hills
My heart doth wander far away, To hills where it can rest and play. Reality is hard to do With old regrets still chasing you, Nowhere ahead To catch your breath, And rid yourself of dread— Up— Down—...
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Decisions
The scariest thing about writing has always been honesty. Blogging is no different: I talk about my life, and lately it’s become a time of apprehension. This was going to be a long post, but no one...
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On Loneliness
Originally Published on Ignitum Today! Loneliness is painful. We’ve all needed a shoulder to cry on, when there was no one around. Terrible as loneliness is, it’s another way that God shapes us into...
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Our Lady of the Smile: A Reflection
Originally published on Ignitum Today Special thanks to my sister-in-Christ, Liesl Grace Dowd, for helping me with this reflection! Her words are towards the end. Visit her blog! Our Lady has many...
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Joyce’s Vocation Story
My name is Joyce, and I am almost 21. I’m celebrating four years as a confirmed Catholic. Today, I am blessed to announce that I’m applying to enter with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the...
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Book Review: Go in Peace by Pope John Paul II
One night I had a lot of questions about life and serving others. I felt like I wasn’t doing enough, or that I wasn’t doing it right. I felt like I was wandering with no direction, and didn’t trust...
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dissonance poem
Sometimes I’m a poet. This is based on my novel. Hope you like it! One night when rest evaded me I stayed up all night long, I closed my eyes– and heard the whisper of a sickly song. - each beat was...
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Book Review: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Goodreads | Barnes and Noble Heroes never really die. We all make an impact on the world. Even if we don’t make major history books, it doesn’t change this truth: No life is an accident. You will meet...
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day 1 – silence
my silence is rarely bliss in my world silence is uncertainty, fear, & discord - if words can’t come together to express what’s inside when sound will quickly shatter me without a place to hide....
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The Light in Depression
He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He put my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:2, NLT Depression is a clever tormentor. Each person’s...
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Drained of Youth
These past six months, I’ve gotten older. It’s a bizarre thing: colors seem darker, and smiles don’t come easily. So much has happened. It’s been a trip full of ups and downs; if I wrote a story about...
View ArticleA Whisper in a Daydream on a Hill
Recently I learned that a friend with whom I had been very close a few years ago died suddenly. I don’t know the details and don’t think I could handle getting into them. It has unearthed a whole new...
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The Grudge
What am I going to do when the season ends and my flowers begin to die? How will I cope when I go outside in the morning and, instead of seeing a new darling has bloomed, I find the stalks becoming...
View ArticleWood of Unrest
Stars above flash in their envy; The Stream below’s crying out loud. Even the Lady Moon turns away, Concealing her face in a shroud. A body of crimson Trees shiver. Cricket-song rises, protest! An...
View ArticleUnraveled
Two broken souls met On the road less traveled. One longed to forget That he’d come unraveled. The other soul, aching, Cursed up at the sky. Her every step shaking, She cried out, “Why?” Their paths...
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Leaves will change From green to gold, Like they do every year— But I cannot Watch them crisp Without shedding a tear. The cricket-chorus Will be gone, Our bushes will be still. When frost sets in,...
View Article“Come Sleep.”
The Sun is setting; Roots of trees Creep ‘round my Tired bones. All the Nymphs have Bowed their heads— The Daisy and The Rose. Calling me, They ask for help— Or ask for me To come With them to Sleep...
View ArticleThe Tragic Life of L.M. Montgomery
L.M. Montgomery, writer of Anne of Green Gables, is a woman whose life was not what I had expected. Her life was marred by tragedy, yet she pressed on with her books.
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