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Patience and Perseverance

I feel like there's an anchor crushing my chest. It's so hard to watch you going through this, to sit by your side and see you suffering, and know that there's nothing I can do to help ease this pain. I can do what I am doing, and nothing more. Nothing more significant. I can listen. I can plan. I can help, do more around the house. I can try to be patient. But some days, like today, it gets hard. This illness isn't just affecting you... It's all of us. I pray that once this is over, it's over for good. We can move on, be the happy little family that we are without worry that we might lose you sooner than expected... Some days, like today, I feel crushed by the weight of this responsibility. I have to hear your complaints knowing that we can't yet make a move. I have to be strong, when what I would really like to do is go to the bathroom, sit on the floor, curl in a ball and sob. I have to hear it without getting angry, even though it's trying on me to h...

My Home Makes Me Think Of...

This was a creative writing prompt I got from... Wait, can you guess it?! ... ....... CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS ! I know, the name? Not so creative. In any case, I found their site the other day, and I like it. I figured maybe I could use some of their prompts to give myself a kick in the butt to start writing again. Because I love writing, I really do... But lately it doesn't just flow the way it used to. I figure getting back in the habit of doing it regularly is the first step to overcoming this battle-of-the-rut. The prompt is: Come up with ten images (endings, etc.) for the following prompt- "My home makes me think of..." Here's what I have this afternoon. (1) My home makes me think of singing silly songs, spinning and sailing and snuggling tight... A little girl who whispers to me as I tuck her in- "sleep tight"... (2) My home makes me think of dishes to do, dinners to make, floors that have not yet been scrubbed, and socks on the floor... (3) My home m...