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About liveinthebadlands

I am a mother of 6 wonderful kids, wife to one great guy, sister to 7 and a photographer.

Story Collaboration Night 1-10-21

Posted on January 18, 2021 by liveinthebadlands

1- a beginning 2- a descriptive place or event 3- a descriptive person 4- an action 5- dialogue 6- an ending First story: There was a few people who had no food. The towers that ringed the edge of the … Continue reading →

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Adjective challenge

Posted on December 13, 2020 by liveinthebadlands

List of words: Immethodical: without method or order; irregular Chapter Two— Memories Arno woke suddenly, he was sure he heard something. Glancing around carefully, so as to not awaken Annika, searching for the source of the sound, he scanned the … Continue reading →

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Story Challenge

Posted on December 6, 2020 by liveinthebadlands

What kinda of short story will you write? It must include these words:A. Animacule: a small, minute animalB. Bastinado: punishment beating the feet with a stick or the stick usedC. Crepitate: make a crackling soundD. Divigate: wander about; stray from … Continue reading →

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A Yearning For Home

Posted on December 17, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

I was asked to talk this Sunday. I really don’t like to speak in front of people. Here is my talk: What does it mean to yearn? Yearn: verb, meaning: have an intense feeling of longing for something typically something … Continue reading →

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The Gift of the Magi

Posted on December 2, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and … Continue reading →

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Protected: School Bus Drivers

Posted on September 21, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

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Mothers

Posted on May 15, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

What is a mother? 1) the female parent of a child, 2) one who bears children, 3) one who raises, influences, cares for, loves and nurtures a child or children. When I think about what shaped me into the mother … Continue reading →

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Legacy 

Posted on March 29, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

My dad turned 80 on the 23rd of March. We planned and pulled off a surprise party for him. All of my siblings were able to make it! 🙂 That’s a big feat, there are 8 of us. The last … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings 

Posted on March 9, 2017 by liveinthebadlands

Emmy gave a talk at New Beginnings tonight. (New Beginnings is a welcoming for the girls turning 12 this year and moving into the young women’s program.) The leaders and some of the older girls give talks to introduce the … Continue reading →

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I’m getting a new title…

Posted on September 12, 2016 by liveinthebadlands

What comes to mind first when you hear the words Grandma and Grandpa? The faces of all the grandparents I’ve had or borrowed come to mind and all the things they did for me. What they taught me and how they shaped who I have become is in the forefront of my mind. What have I got to offer? How will I be an influential part of their lives?
I hope that they have learned that grandparents deserve respect and admiration and love for they are the matriarchs and patriarchs of our family. Continue reading →

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