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BESIDE ME ALWAYS – PART 1

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Judy

From the distant sky came my understanding that God and Jason did not want me to be sad. Continue reading →

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After writing almost every day for a month, I am finally ready to share my story about Jason. Jason was the child I had seven years after I was married. He was born with a serious congenital heart defect called “Transposition of the Great Vessels.” As with most heart defects, his was “one of a kind.” I was told only one in ten thousand children have a defect as complicated as his. He had surgery when he was two and a half months old. He had another one when he was five. He died following that surgery. Continue reading →

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FLYING COLORS IN AN ARTIST’S LIFE

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Judy

I am galloping up on a while horse. I dismount and bow. I am the greatest heroine that ever lived.
I am the mother; I am the daughter. And today, I was the artist, too! Continue reading →

Tagged "sandwich generation", Aging Parents, Art and Illustration, Caregiving, creativity, Humor, humor children, humor daily life, Ordinary Life, parenting | 1 Comment

MUSIC – NOTES OF SILENCE, NOTED IN MY LIFE

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Judy

You’ve given me confidence, comfort, and the ability to teach and learn. I love you more than anything else in the world – and remember my guitar – even if I ever let you down in my anger and frustration, and I blame you rather than myself – know that I will never desert you. Continue reading →