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The purest form of love is for a child and a pet.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
True Love
26 Saturday Jul 2014
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Tag Archives: Love
Excerpt from “A Walk to Gallow Hill”
19 Thursday Jun 2014
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Agents, Authors, Children, Hope, Literary, Love, Publishers, Salem Witch Hunt, Writers
“A Walk to Gallow Hill”
Abigail could not remember a time when she had felt more alone. She tried not to think about it, the betrayal, but it was a reality and it was happening to her. Her life had been perfect. She wondered how her husband was doing?
A single tear slowly slide down her flushed cheek. She hadn’t been feeling well lately, but this was expected. Her face felt flushed as she slowly brushed a strand of her hair from across her face.
The footsteps startled her from her gentle thoughts of a better time. She tried not to remember where she was, but it was hard as she heard the keys rattle in the lock. Quietly, she said a prayer as she felt the stirring inside of her belly.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Why did you make me do it…
10 Saturday May 2014
Posted in Just a PERFECT Thought
Why did you make me do it…
He yells at you. He throws things at you. He raises his hand to you. You cry out and ask “Why?”
He says, ” I love you so much…why do you make me do it?”
You question yourself. “Did I make him mad? What did I say? I am to blame.”
You are not to blame. Love does not hurt and this is not your fault.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Silent Abuse
03 Saturday May 2014
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Silent Abuse…
I recently read a post on Face Book regarding how abuse comes in many forms. I would have to agree. Abuse may be silent, vulgar name calling, throwing things at a person, mind manipulation, mental punishments, pushing, cheating, withholding affection, and breaking their spirit.
At first it is silent, but as the years pass, each act of violence destroys a persons’ self-confidence and pride. They began to feel worthless and hopeless. They believe what their abusers are telling them; they are a piece of crap. And one day, the silent abuse becomes physical.
Until that one day, when the one being abused stands up to the abuser and says, STOP! I will not take this anymore and I am worth it!
Stand up for yourself and fight back, I did.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
A Sad Heart
22 Saturday Mar 2014
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Children, College, Daughters, Joy, Love, Mothers, Separation, Sorrow, University
A Sad Heart…
Who ever thought being a mother would be so hard? I thought it was a rough day when I walked her to her Kindergarten classroom and now I’m saying goodbye at the airport as she goes back to college.
The tears never cease to amaze me, but with the tears comes an overwhelming sense of pride for who she has become and is continuing to become with each passing day.
As I wave goodbye until next time, I am proud of myself, for she wouldn’t be who she is today if it weren’t for me, her mother.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Going off to College…
16 Sunday Feb 2014
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Children, College, Growing up, Lost, Love, Mothers, University
Going off to College…
I think one of the hardest things in life is leaving your child behind to begin a new life.
As mothers, we live and breathe our children. We nurture and protect them as infants, watching them as they take their first steps, walking them to their classroom in Kindergarten, going to their graduations, the prom, drivers’ education and watching them as they start their new lives at a University.
It seems as if life goes by in an instant. We know they are going to grow up, but time seems to speed up and they are grown before our very eyes. We are happy for them to start their new lives, but it is a bittersweet occasion. We spend eighteen years of our lives with them and in an instant, they are gone.
Can we really prepare ourselves for this? It has been six months now and I still wonder around the house, lost. Where did the years go? I ask myself this daily.
Enjoy each day and enjoy the moment because it goes too fast.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Why are you Thankful?
28 Thursday Nov 2013
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Faith, Family, Foreclosure, Gratitude, Health, Jobs, Love, Mortgage, Re-financing, Thanksgiving, Unemployment
Why are you thankful?
Being thankful has many different meanings for different people. I am thankful for so many reasons this year. I am thankful for getting our house back from the bank. I am thankful for having a great job. I am thankful for my family. I am thankful for my health.
My gratitude for this year has grown tremendously. This has been a year of growth and learning to not take for granted those wonderful people and things I have been blessed with in life.
Every day is a gift. Love is a gift. Hold on to what you have and don’t let go. You may think that others have more than you, but once you lose what you had, you will realize how much you really did appreciate it.
Happy Thanksgiving…Ask Ms Mandi
Sisters
18 Wednesday Sep 2013
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Distance, Family, Love, Moving, Relationships, Separation, Sisters
Sisters…
What is the meaning of a sister. A sister is someone you can talk to about anything. She is always there for you when you need her. She is a shoulder to cry on. She is a friend to laugh with on long rainy days. Distance can not keep you apart. Time stands still when you are together. She doesn’t judge you and you don’t judge her. You can fight like cats and dogs and still be the best of friends in the morning. You will grow old together.
There is nothing in the world that should keep sisters apart from each other; not distance, husbands, or hateful words. A sister is a best friend.
One of the best times I can remember with my sister, were times of moving. I went to her home in Reno, Nevada to help her pack. We didn’t do much packing on the first day. Something about my sister and I…we love to eat when we are together. So, we went to the store and bought a bunch of green grapes and sat in front of the television for most of the day watching Montel Williams…eating grapes. The funny part of the story is when her husband came home from work and expected that we would be pretty much finished packing. He caught us on our butts, as we turned around to look at him with a guilty look in our eyes. All we could do was crack up laughing as he asked what we were doing and we said we were packing.
Reach out to your sister and tell her you love her. I love you sis!
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Happy Birthday Mandi
06 Friday Sep 2013
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Happy Birthday Mandi
Today would have been Mandi’s birthday. For those of you who have been following me; you know that my website, Ask Ms Mandi is a tribute to my first Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Mandi. We raised her from a mere five weeks old, until she got jaw cancer in 2006 and passed away. My family and I still miss, even though it has been almost seven years now since she has passed. She was twelve years old.
She was a great dog. I remember when she was just six months old. I was really sick and had to stay inside the house for a week straight. She didn’t bother me to go outside and play, she just lay next to me in my bed, patiently. She was always there for me and I will never forget her.
“Pit Bulls” have a bad reputation with the media and such. I am sure that there are evil dogs out there that harms others. This is sad because a dog is the reflection of its owner. There are bad people and bad dogs. Needless to say, Mandi was one of the kindest animals I have ever had the pleasure of spending 12 years. She was kind to children, animals and all people. She did not discriminate.
RIP Mandi and we will always love you.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
A Poem
17 Saturday Aug 2013
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Someday you will cry for me,
like I cried for you.
Someday you will miss me,
like I missed you.
Someday you will need me,
like I needed you.
Someday you will love me,
but I won’t love you.
Written By: An Anonymous Writer
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