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One day, the very road you walked with someone so dear to your heart will be the same road you walk on alone. Regard each moment as a...
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chambrayblue20
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Forever Young
There had never been a more cherished moment than when I held my babies and grandbabies in my arms until Gracie. The babies grew up,...
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chambrayblue20
- Jul 9
- 2 min
disappointment
Ruby sat, staring at the lake as though soon all the answers would be there for her. The water glistened in the glow of another warm...
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chambrayblue20
- Jul 6
- 1 min
alone
Since Gracie is gone from my life, things are so much easier. A real comforter covers my bed, and it looks good. I don't have to get up...
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chambrayblue20
- Jun 19
- 2 min
TAKING THE WHEEL
I wish I had taken a picture of my first car. But back then, I didn't have a camera. That wasn't as important to me as me owning my own...
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chambrayblue20
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Life with an angel
Words will never come close to describing the gut-wrenching, deep pain I have felt these past two weeks after saying goodbye to my Gracie....
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chambrayblue20
- Apr 28
- 1 min
The heaven that awaits
Between the lines, I imagine what it must have been like for the first Adam and Eve in the garden – before the fall ushered sin into the...
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chambrayblue20
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Easter Memories
I remember an Easter not so long ago (it was yesterday, indeed), when poor as we were, I received the richest of memories on the day we...
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chambrayblue20
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Where's spring?
Have you ever had those days when the only word to describe what you feel would be blah? I know I have. These first days of spring have...
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chambrayblue20
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Magical Moments "Chicago"
In 2001 I rode the train to Chicago with my boyfriend who a year later became my husband. Anyway. About the experience. The train ride....
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chambrayblue20
- Jan 31
- 2 min
The bucket
It was unusually warm for a day in late April. Probably around 80 degrees. I sat on the road playing in the dirt and waiting for Dad to...
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chambrayblue20
- Jan 11
- 3 min
The Willow
#SnapshotEscapism Their relationship had started on the wrong foot. Mikka was one day shy of sixteen the day Carlton approached her in...
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chambrayblue20
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
growing old with gracie
Yesterday my lower back hurt pretty severely. Walking was an effort. But I find it better to stay somewhat active than sit with my feet...
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chambrayblue20
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Smell of Christmas
Winds whistled through the windows of our four-room house, and I shivered beneath the thin blanket, unable to get back to sleep. It was...
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chambrayblue20
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
THANKFUL
Mornings just are not good for our Gracie-girl. If she is not shaking, she is disoriented and it takes until well after lunch for her to...
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chambrayblue20
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Saved by His grace
We are sinners from the moment we are born. It is in our DNA to put ourselves above all else. It's all about me. We sin constantly...
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chambrayblue20
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Friday's Fictional Short
"What's this talk of a UFO?" Madison wiped sticky hands down the sides of her white cotton shorts while watching her mother frantically...
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chambrayblue20
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Chelsea, Champ, and Cheese Crackers #snapshotescapism
TAKE A RANDOM PHOTO AND MAKE UP A SHORT STORY. CHELSEA, CHAMP, AND CHEESE CRACKERS A FICTIONAL CREATION BY CHAMBRAY BLUE "I've got names...
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chambrayblue20
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
True Story
She'd got the call just as she was walking out the door for Sunday School. Her mother needed her. "I've somehow got my walker stuck...
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chambrayblue20
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Hope Defined
#SnapshotEscapism TAKE A RANDOM PHOTO AND MAKE UP A SHORT STORY. HOPE DEFINED A FICTIONAL CREATION BY CHAMBRAY BLUE "Maw why ain't...
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