The warm spring sun gleamed down from the azure blue sky, striking the girl’s caramel brown locks. She shimmered with youthful exuberance as she jumped and splashed and played in the shallow waves. Her childish giggles rippled across the sand, as a cold early spring wave lapped at her ankles and she ran away upContinue reading “Evil Has an Innocent Face”
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Mysterious Happenings
Write about something mysterious. I’ve written before about the strange things that happen frequently in our home. Over time, it has just become a part of living here. The sound of balls bouncing across the floor of the empty bedroom upstairs…the flash of white that passes by the door of the living room at night…Continue reading “Mysterious Happenings”
Question Everything
What is a life lesson you feel everyone can benefit from learning? A life lesson I’ve faced in the past few years has been not to take things at face value. Don’t simply trust that what you’re being told is correct. Don’t just put blind faith in someone else. Question everything. Mum and Dad alwaysContinue reading “Question Everything”
Challenge Accepted…
Write about a challenge you faced, and overcame. The bedroom door closed gently. “Merry Christmas, sweeties,” she whispered. Already their breath had softened into the gentle snores and snuffles of sleep. It had been a day filled with magic, laughter and love. Being a foreign woman living in Japan, raising two children without extended familyContinue reading “Challenge Accepted…”
To Boldly Go….
What does it mean to live boldly? Live large. Live unapologetically. Take risks and celebrate your successes. Learn from your mistakes and do better. Be brave. Speak your truth. Be true to yourself, and stand up for yourself. Live honestly and never stop dreaming. Don’t allow others’ beliefs and opinions about who they think youContinue reading “To Boldly Go….”
Today Is the Day
What are 5 things you’re grateful for today? I quickly read this prompt earlier today, between collecting all the library books from the various nooks and crannies scattered around our house and hurling two children into the car to return said books to the library…. As I navigated traffic, construction, and old ladies on scooters,Continue reading “Today Is the Day”
Not the Same… But Equal
Do you love me, as much as you love the baby, Mummy? Of course! I love all my children exactly the same. Though I knew in my heart that my mum meant what she said, I felt in the deepest, quietest part of my heart that that couldn’t quite be entirely true… At five, IContinue reading “Not the Same… But Equal”
I Fed My Kids to a Rabid Kangaroo, and Here's Why... 