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Simple Sundays- Merry Christmas!

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“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.” – Fred Rogers

“Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp! Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we! Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand!” –Dr. Seuss

“When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz

“Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday. That’s my favorite kind.” – A. A. Milne

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Simple Sunday- Stronger

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“Pain doesn’t get easier. You just have to get stronger.”― Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Christopher Reeve

“It’s so easy to be there when it’s all sunshine, but it really takes strength and courage to be there for each other during the dark times.”-Bindi Irwin

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”-Arnold Schwarzenegger

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”-Ernest Hemingway

“I realized that my strength was being different.”-Betsey Johnson

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday- Meme Drop

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Brace yourselves for this one. I was utterly horrified when the Husband sent it to me.

My Halloween therapist shirt

I don’t appreciate being called out like this! Ignore the growing pile of stories that I want to run.

Who doesn’t need emotional support dumplings?

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Simple Sunday- December

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“It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready.” — Sarah Kay

“I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.” — Oliver Herford

“May and October, the best-smelling months? I’ll make a case for December; evergreen, frost, wood smoke, cinnamon.” – Lisa Kleypas

 “Yet my heart loves December’s smile as much as July’s golden beam; then let us sit and watch the while the blue ice curdling on the stream.” – Emily Jane Bronte

 “December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory.” – John Geddes

“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” — Maya Angelou

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Simple Sunday- Writing

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“A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.”-Roald’ Dahl

“Write what should not be forgotten.”- Isabel Allende

“I write to understand as much as to be understood.”
― Elie Wiesel

“As far as I’m concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.”-Neil Gaiman

Simple Sundays

Simple Sunday- Writing Prompts

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  • Write a piece of your character’s backstory.
  • Describe a place your character hates.
  • Write a piece of dialogue that includes a pun.
  • Include music as an important scene device or memory.
  • Describe a character’s fear.
  • Work in a fandom reference of your choice.
  • Use at least 3 colors in a scene.
  • Write a stream of consciousness monologue.