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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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The Dogwood Are Barking

3/30/2015

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"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." ~Margaret Atwood

As I went about the business of enjoying my weekend, one thing I couldn't stop marveling about were the green buds and delicate flowers popping up all over town. The Dogwood are in wild bloom, trees are just starting to sport their green, and grass growing is in full swing. It's kind of silly that I garner so much pleasure in something that happens year after year. Why do I do that? Why does every spring feel like days over-flowing with miracles? They're just trees, flowers and grass that will have to be mowed! My yard is full of clovers an violets, otherwise known as weeds to the meticulous gardener. To me, though, they are Hope, as I watch dead patches come to life in bursts of soft colour. Winter yields his mighty grip, and all of these sleeping wonders become vibrantly alive.

My heart remembers feeling this way. My mind goes back to dark, hopelessly cold times, where I thought I'd never be warm again, feel beauty again, or remember the promise that no matter how bleak the winter might be, spring IS coming. I am also aware that before long, spring too must yield to the sticky, sweltering heat of summer, her much more blistering passionate sister. Summer will provide a different kind of joy, one that melts like chocolate on hot fingers, but not today. Today a warm breeze with just a hint of chill is blowing around sweet smells of new growing things and it is divine. My senses approve; my soul approves.
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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