Amy M. Schaefer
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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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One in the Sky, Soaring High; One on the Ground, Growing Roots

3/22/2016

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Family and solidarity have been on my mind all day. As I choose what to pack for my trip to see my little one graduate from OCS, I also think of her gorgeous sister who is doing her own packing to come with us. One daughter has begun a journey that involves supporting this great Nation, and the other is on her own journey, tenderly cultivating new roots, i.e. that tiny human she brought into this world. As a mother, I look upon both their paths with equal pride, joy, and nervousness.

This morning, the talking heads on all the news stations brought grim news...terrorist bombings in Belgium. And for what?  A world that sometimes feels as if it's seeping hate out of nearly every pore has left me worried about what comes next...for all of us. And yet, when I look into those forest deep green eyes of the boy my baby nurtures and showers with love every day, I see roots of Hope. When I look to the members of my Tribe, their own babies and grand-babies happily displayed on social media, I feel that Hope spreading out across the world. I want it to be enough to counter-balance the hate. I want it to be more than enough to overthrow what is negative and give way to something more spectacular than we, as a people, have ever seen before.

I'm glad I'll be able to take my oldest daughter's hand as we watch her sister be commissioned. Something about her gentle beauty, her quiet, easy-going nature calms my spirit. In fact, it's as if her very essence puts off a vibe of Peace and light. I try very hard to leave anyplace I go better than it was when I found it, even if all I can do is pick up random trash on the ground and dispose of it properly. My most precious gifts to the world, however, are those "new" humans I will someday leave behind as I pass on to the next plane of existence. I couldn't have done that without the Big Guy in the Sky, who trusted them to my care. One day, when I face him again, I hope I will be able to confidently tell him, "Your trust in me wasn't wasted." For now, I just bask in the wonder of the people they've become...one soaring high, the other one growing roots!
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Angela Miles
3/22/2016 12:56:07 pm

I know you are proud of both your girls. They each have a piece of you that will take them far.

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Amy Marie Schaefer
3/22/2016 01:09:57 pm

My world definitely doesn't make sense without them. <3

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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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