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I am an "accidental blogger". When I launched my writing career in March of 2014, one of the things that I decided to include was my journaling, which I have always found to be a comforting and therapeutic endeavor.  It was a big risk to open myself up in such a public forum, but it has taught me that, for the most part, we share far more experiences than we think. It's comforting to know I'm not alone!  (*the "Button Text" is the link to my first novel)
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Day Nineteen: A Hundred Years

11/21/2014

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"Promise you'll never forget me, ever. Not even when I'm a hundred." ~Winnie-the-Pooh quote


Some people fit seamlessly into your life. From the moment you meet, your soul whispers, "Oh, there you are. I've been waiting for you" and the connection feels as if it was always there, dormant until your paths finally crossed. I am so very blessed to have experienced this repeatedly over the course of my life. And while I may not speak with them on a regular basis, when I do it is always as if no time has passed. These are the people I refer to as my tribe. Many of them are not blood relatives, but that does not diminish their "family" status at all.

I know this has been dominating my thoughts, of late, because of the holiday that's just around the corner. Some of them I will get to see at Thanksgiving, but most of my tribe is scattered hither and yon, and I'll be left to wonder what their celebrations will entail. I miss them, so I tuck memories of times spent together around me like a warm, winter coat. I offer up extra prayers at night before I drift off to sleep; prayers of well-wishes, health and joy. To all of my tribe who are far away, I love you. I miss you. My eyes leak as emotions for my tribe in Heaven are too strong to hold back...my mama, mama Schaefer, Aunt Mattie, my son...the list is long, the ache still powerful and fresh. Those of you without a tribe of your own, I strongly encourage you to create one...big or small, those connections help stabilize the foundation of your life. I am happy to be able to reach down deep and feel those strong bonds holding tight, undaunted by space, time, or proximity. Even death cannot severe them because once they've taken hold, they are a part of who you are. "It's hard to explain how a few precious things seem to follow throughout all our lives...", but they absolutely do, and rarely are they "things". May your weekend be filled with more "joy" than your cup can hold.


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    I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter.

    Since then, I have learned to reach well beyond what I ever dared to think was possible. I've learned not to allow fear to stop me from whatever future I want to create!

    What keeps me grounded? My Tribe! What provides the wind beneath my wings? A well of reserves filled with unstoppable passion!

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  • Amy M. Schaefer, Writer
  • Blog: From the Front Porch
  • Novels
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    • Children's Books
  • About the Author
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  • Photo & Art Gallery