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IT BECAME THE START

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Judy

I’ve decided that today I want to write about another thing that has really made me happy. That would be my physical, self-image. My entire life I’ve struggled with my weight. Having children and gaining so much weight during my pregnancies (100 pounds with Jason), certainly was real. However, I have found it interesting to see younger pictures of myself where I wasn’t really that heavy. I tortured myself thinking that I was for most of my life.
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Tagged Daily Life, dieting, Humor, humor children, humor daily life, nail biting, parenting, positive outlook, self image, weight issues, weight loss | Leave a comment

WITH THE PASSAGE OF YEARS

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Judy

Yesterday was quite joyous for me as I recorded a very special song, “Only Tears.” I was very happy with the way I sang it, as well as the arrangement. In a few days, it will be Cheryl’s birthday. She died in February of 2008 from breast cancer. I have wondered what songs I might write once I’ve finished “unloading” all my former musical compositions of my youth. It was huge for me that I sat down and wrote new lyrics a week ago. I wrote a completely new, last verse for Only Tears. Continue reading →

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I’VE LIVED AMIDST BROKEN HEARTS

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Judy

Although I am tired, I want to write about my lunch today seeing Lori and Allison. Both women looked absolutely wonderful; neither had changed at all – in fact all three of us looked radiant in comparison to those times where we carried the heavy load of grief. We all agreed that uncertainty made our lives precious indeed. We all talked about how keenly sensitive we were to other peoples’ tragedies, and how easy it was to absorb that pain. As we parted, we all agreed that it would not be another twelve years until we met again. Continue reading →

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SCALES IN MY LIFE

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Judy

I love my title for this post. Scales refers to many aspects of my life. There are music scales, scales for weight, and lizard scales. The part about lizards goes right to embarrassing information that no one in the world would ever imagine I would share about myself. Continue reading →