MARSHA WRITES

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    PROTECTIVE ORDERS

    PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND THE REALITIES OF SURVIVAL I experienced spousal abuse and law enforcement could not help me. In the late 1980’s I called 911 and the law enforcement officer, seeing the blood on my face, explained why it would not be a good idea to press charges against my abuser.  I stayed at a hotel with my 3 children…

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    IN LOVING MEMORY-posthumous

    IN LOVING MEMEORYI have thought, probably more than most, about the purpose of funeral services. I have attended a funeral that was over four hours long and a memorial service that was less than an hour and the guest went to the home of the deceased where they celebrated his life by eating steak and drinking wine, his favorite.The four…

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    RETHINKING WRITING CHALLENGES

    Since my last writing challenge: I have not edited the 50K manuscript and I did not join the next challenge in January nor did I sign up for another one. I did, however, make a decision regarding my participation on future challenges.Writing challenges are great for people who need to get started with their first writing effort and for those…

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    MY THOUGHTS: FOCUS

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026 6:04:04 AMThere is a lot of negativity going on in the United States of America. I believe I should be aware of what is happening but it should not be my primary focus. My go-to Bible verse, as I have stated on more than one occasion, is Matthew 6:33 because it helps me focus on what…

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    GOD IS WORKIN’ IT OUT while I walk it off

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026 5:29:12 AM Yesterday was challenging, very challenging. By the end of the day I was mentally drained so I talked to my heavenly father. I talked to Him about my day while going through the other things I needed to do, like fix dinner, because life goes on even if I am standing still.Before I went…

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    GOING OLD SCHOOL

    Thursday, January 8, 2026 9:04:21 AM Over 5 years ago I was on a path of living a debt free, a holistic and hybrid-prepping lifestyle but then I got a divorce and started struggling financially. After a period of regrouping I went on a “because I can” spending spree and now I have more debt than I care to admit…