It has been awhile! My writing has been on vacation long enough! I miss my days of writing everyday! It was a form of therapy. But, truly, I am so tired at the end of the day, my phone falls out of my hand. There are a few that miss my writing. So, last Fall …
Category Archives: Poem Stories From My Heart
50 Years Later 1970
Good evening! A Wednesday night blog! I do mention our 1970 group to a lot of people. They don’t know what I’m talking about, they have never had a class reunion. My two children went to Waite. In 2019 when I started writing poetry I added this 50 Years Later!. I love you! You are …
The London International Book Fair 2023
Good evening! Tuesday night blog! I am so excited to share this! A little book store in New Jersey, called The Reading Glass! They took notice of my book. It was selected to go to the fair, that is going on right now. Zoom in on the woman, she is holding my book. 2 boxes …
Happy Easter, Sunday, up from the grave, he arose.
He received 39 stripes because 40 was known to kill a man. They wanted him alive. They held handfuls of his beard, and hair and pulled it out by the roots. They wanted him alive. They kicked, punched, and spit on him for hours. Until there wasn’t a single spot on his body not covered …
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Thankful……………….
Good evening! Tuesday night blog! I was so very excited and thankful, that I was invited and asked to share my story at the National Conference on Problem Gambling! After I settled in Wednesday evening, after supper with other Therapists and recovery clients like myself! When I got back to my room, I was praying …
WITH GOD…………all things are possible!
Good morning, a Wednesday morning blog! I have not kept my gambling addiction a secret. I am eight years clean. Recovery has opened many doors for me. I have been invited by my therapist to share my gambling recovery story in Columbus. The National Conference On Problem Gambling starts tomorrow. I am sharing my story …
Three Years and Forever…………..
Good evening! A Friday night blog! January 27th, 2020! That date will forever be and stay engraved on our minds and hearts! Today is 3 years since the Angels came. Transforming our lives forever! This February 4th would have been 46 years! We all miss you Denny, Dad, Papa, Great Papa. Does that make sense? …
Mourning Quotes………….1/09/23
Good evening, a short Monday night blog! January 27, 2020! This date is engraved on our hearts forever! Know one can tell you or prepare you for what it will feel like, when it happens. Then the mind is like a recorder, playing it over and over! Then the tears fall all over again! Until …
THE WINDS OF CHANGE……………
Are they still blowing? YES! Good evening, Saturday night blog! Time to get back into the swing of things! How I have missed writing and sharing! For those of you that are new to my social media, I will touch base a bit. My life has changed so much in the past 8 years! Our …
“Keep Grief In It’s Place”
Good evening! A Thursday night blog! I was downtown this morning with my therapist and one of the young therapists came in and asked me if I was still blogging! I felt guilty giving her my answer. I wrote consistently when I knew I was facing grief and I have written some since Denny‘s passing. …
“The Grief Meter Is Still Running“
Good evening, Tuesday night blog! Believe it or not, sometimes I just feel a loss for words! I don’t want to keep repeating myself or be a broken record! It has been a few weeks! My Denny has been gone now for 2 1/2 years! That is 30 months! Just saying the time frame to …
Marilyn’s Heart http://www.Newman springs.com/release/?book=marilyns-heart
Good evening, Saturday night blog! By now, most of you know, my book is finished and in print! Barnes and Noble, online, Amazon, online, Books a Million, online. E-Book versions as well! It is now open to be sold at all stores, if the store wants to sell it. Online is fine. Most of my …
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What About Tomorrow………..
Good evening, Sunday night blog! It has been awhile! It has been over 2 years without you! I still struggle to remember exactly what I said, knowing everyday that your journey was getting closer! Then it happened, at 2:00 am, January 25, 2020, your journey started! 60 hours later your struggle was over! But, for …
“UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE”
For you, for me! Nothing else matters! Good morning! A small Easter blog this morning! I know how easy it is to get all caught up in peeps, peanut butter eggs, etc. nothing else matters! I try to keep the cross before me. Then I remember, you cannot do that in your own strength. Jesus …
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Survivor vs. Overcomer
Good evening! Monday night blog! I have been in a very long drought! It has been like someone turned me off and I didn’t know how to get back on. My daughter was concerned, my short term memory has been suffering. I went to the Dr. told him everything. He was not that concerned. Of …
Bloganuary: A Resounding Success!
Bloganuary: A Resounding Success! Bloganuary: A Resounding Success! — Read on en.blog.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/bloganuary-a-resounding-success/ I do not always look to check things out and this is the first I have seen and heard of the bloganuary! I write Marilyn’s heart Marilyn’s story! I have a book coming out this spring that has been taken from my blogging of …
2 Years Today…………………January 27, 2020
Tears have not stopped! Pain has not stopped! Love has not stopped! Life has not stopped! My will to keep moving forward in a positive, healthy way, will never stop! I will continue to love you and tell of you and our special love until my heart stops! Praise God! How I do miss you! …
The Grief Meter Is Still Running
Good evening, Monday night blog. I hope I don’t sound like a broken record. After you become a widow or widower, what is the time frame for grieving? Simple, there isn’t one. There are people that think it should be finished in such and such a time frame. Until you are there, and I still …
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A Walk Down Memory Lane, With Denny Reed
Grief : My Second Year
Good evening, Sunday evening blog! Can anyone of us believe how fast time goes. In 18 days, it will be 2 years that Denny has been gone from my sight! 3 walls in my room have him everywhere. I can sit in here all day if I want, stare at his pictures, talk to him, …
7 Years Sober
Good evening, January 3rd, 2022! My sobriety date from gambling addiction. I still see my therapist a couple times a month. It’s good to touch base about everything and talk. Good night, God bless!❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
Life Is A Book, We Fill The Pages
“Be An Intentional Blessing To Everyone
“Because He Lives I Can Face Tomorrow”
Only God Knows………….💧
Good evening. Sunday night blog. Oh here it is, Christmas time! Growing up here in the country, just like any other child, I only cared about what I might be getting. I cannot recall ever believing in Santa Claus. I was a nosy child and usually found my gifts before they were wrapped. I suspect …
Expect The Unexpected
Good evening! Friday night blog! Wow, the past couple of days for my sister and I were rough, with mom! Every Fall or Winter, she gets a bad case of bronchitis! I knew it was coming on. I had an appointment with my therapist and we talked about mom. All good. I checked on her …
Marilyn’s Heart
Good evening. Monday night blog! My book is finally becoming a reality. Sometimes I have to pinch myself, is this real? My name on a book? I just sent an e-mail with my final approval on the editing. This has been a lengthy process. But, it’s done, then off to publication! I am speechless when …
Just Like Yesterday…………………
Where is time going, it passes so fast. I wanted our love to forever last! Time does not stop, not for anyone. I’ll look for you always, in the setting sun! Up in the sky, I search every cloud, I become overwhelmed and I cry out loud! I cry your name, no one can here, …
If Only I Had Known…………
Good evening! Saturday night blog! My last two days have been very teary! With my 50th Reunion already in the past! Time moving so fast. There are times I have to pull off of the road and just let the tears run its course. I think by now everyone knows or has heard of Casting …
“50 Years Later 1970
Good evening! I soooo miss writing every evening! Although cleaning houses everyday keeps me busy. I do not consider it hard work, but, in the evening when I sit down, my eyes want to go shut. If I don’t go to sleep early, I cannot walk early. It has to be early to leave me …
My Angel Wings (In Heaven) 4/20/20
Good evening, Monday night blog. I am writing poems again. I have 10 already. Life after Denny! I miss him so much. Maybe I will have another book. Who knows! My mind gets so tied up in emotions and words. It helps me putting it on paper. I wrote this in April of 20 after …
Good Night……….. Sleep Tight
Sunday night short blog! Just wanted to tell everyone, good night and God bless!❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
Fulfilling Dreams
Good evening! Saturday evening blog. Let’s see if I can get back on track. What’s your dream or dreams? Remember, it is only to late when you are no longer breathing! I have a bucket list. Some of my dreams will cost money. Discipline, will get me there. If you have dreams, they are attainable. …
My Blog Is On Vacation………..
Good evening! Tuesday night, not blog! I have been feeling guilty about not blogging. I love the blogging I have done. I am full time cleaning homes and 2 businesses! Still walking, trying to squeeze in all of my appointments and Tuesday will stay my highlight, Lukey💙and baby sister on the way!💗I just need a …
GRIEVING IS TRICKY
Good evening. Tuesday blog. I still cannot believe sometimes, that Denny is gone. Like a cruel joke. No matter where I am or what I am doing, hot tears sting my eyes quickly. It’s not that I am not doing well, I am. I walked out of the grocery store, pushing my cart, the sun, …
STOP………..SMELL THE ROSES
Good evening. Saturday night blog. I don’t think it’s a big secret to anyone, how you feel when you lose someone. You wish you had said more, did more. If you think of something, do it. Don’t put it off. Time passes so quickly. Denny left us good memories. But, I am greedy, I wanted …
Let Your Body Rest
Good evening. Monday night blog. Sharing this quote from a friend. We need to be reminded. Good night. God bless.❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
Grief Is So Sneaky…….
Good evening. Thursday blog. I love working all day, it really keeps my mind busy so I don’t wander all over with memories, like his birthday. I thought I was doing good, I read everyones post about his birthday. I was ok. I read about my daughters giving in her dads name today. I was …
We Won’t Forget………
Good evening. Wednesday blog. Birthdays are a big deal to me! Always have been. I really do not like to hear, it’s just another day or, I stopped having Birthdays. There is no pleasing everyone. Back in the 50’s and 60’s money was not plentiful for most. We, my sister and I, always had a …
That’s Life……………
Good evening! Saturday blog! I am not whining. But, working almost everyday cleaning houses. I love it. Lukey Tuesday. If someone wants baking in between, I do not like to say no and of course it is extra income. Bills did not stop when Denny’s life did. With the things I have to do, I …
Denny…..Remember When
Good evening. Tuesday blog. May 17th,1975! Denny Reed asked me to marry him. Not in the traditional way. We jumped in the car, went to Miracle Mile Shopping Center and left with rings! It was 2 years before we married. We made the Ruby, not the Gold! I cannot say enough about making every moment …
What’s In A Book………Life
Good evening. Saturday blog. Oh well, you should all know by now that I have signed my book contract. What started 2 years ago has become a reality. I do need to correct on my last blog. I said we had Easter at my sisters in 2018. We had Easter on Butler St. before moving …
What’s In A Poem……….. A Lot
Good evening. Tuesday blog. April, this month is also the 3rd anniversary of us moving into moms house, my childhood home. I’ll back up a bit. As Denny’s illness progressed, putting him in a wheelchair was very hard on both of us emotionally. But also, physically on me! We were becoming prisoners in our own …
April…….Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Good evening. Monday blog. So sorry I have not written in a while. I love my new iPad. Parkinson’s! This is a word and a disease that I wish, I would have never heard. It just came sneaking into our lives out of nowhere. The summer of 2013, he was not quite himself. Without going …
Dead iPad
Good evening. Monday night, short blog! My iPad last Tuesday, decided to die! I do not like blogging on my phone! After trying every plug and cord in two different homes, no go! Three days later, I gave in and went to Verizon! Of course, it is cheaper to bundle! And, really it is. Mine …
Up From The Grave
He did Rise! Good morning! Happy Easter Sunday blog! I just want to share, the victory has already been won! Christ indeed, did conquer death, so that we can all have eternal life, everlasting. It humbles me beyond words that I could be loved that much. I never knew that kind of love, until “HE” …
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