Category Archives: MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

My Personal Voice Related and/or Unrelated To This Nest.

I Will, Gratefully

Posted on December 15, 2012 by thisnest

My mind is incapable of fathoming this type of pure evil. My heart is unable to undip itself from this cup of intense pain. I grieve for these babies as though they are my own nieces and nephews, and for … Continue reading →

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Too Close For Comfort

Posted on December 11, 2012 by thisnest

My God. Another shooting. It’s different for me this time though. Closer. A lot closer… As I entered my chemistry class for the last time tonight, to take my final exam, it was much more than just chemical equations, mole … Continue reading →

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Re-Do

Posted on October 24, 2012 by thisnest

  Mornings with him are like this big surprise gift that is given each new morning. From downstairs I can hear his loud “plop” as he jumps from my bed, uh, our bed down to the floor. His fat three-year-old feet … Continue reading →

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Never Forget

Posted on September 11, 2012 by thisnest

When I was fifteen, my mother shared with me her story of the day JFK was assassinated. Her junior high classroom, the shock of a school full of teachers and students, tears streaming down the faces of almost everyone around her. Her audible recollection did a … Continue reading →

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Thankful For My Stress

Posted on August 29, 2012 by thisnest

    In the middle of today’s blessed chaos, as I hustled past the patio door with a pile of dirty laundry toward the washing machine, I caught a glimpse of my two maniac midgets squatting in the Summer sun, deep … Continue reading →

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