Author: Christina M. Ward
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Thoughts at 2:04 A.M. on Easter Morning (It’s called Grace.)
To Creator of the worm of the earth, the soil and sky for all races and tongues, for all things that fly for all genders and generations, for mother earth for every living thing to have in Him a New Birth.
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Domestic Abuse on a Good Friday
20 Years ago today was the worst day of my life Twenty years ago today was the worst day of my life. Three days later as I stood in church with my children I remember very clearly a few things: My throat was damaged from being choked and I could not sing the hymns. I…
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Selling Your Writing for Pennies
Starting somewhere hurts the heart a little bit Let’s face it; Writers do NOT get paid their worth. In light of my current health situation, I have not been working for the past few years. I rely on peddling craft items occasionally, and mostly on selling myself as a writer…for pennies. But we have to…
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National Poetry Month Challenge — Poem # 3
Old man Shoes I wrote this poem as a response to Intimately Intricate (on Medium)’s April Prompt: New Dawn. The poem was chosen for publication here: Intimately Intricate April Prompt New Dawn As is true of many poetry prompts, my poem will often take me into uncharted waters…in this poem I wrote from the perspective…
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I am Writing a Book!
And it is kicking my butt Writing a Book Takes A Lot Out of You! Some of you all know, who are loyal followers of my blog, that I have been very busy writing a book. The idea formed when I was fresh out of college in 2007 and has not left my mind since.…
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Writing a Book IS WORK
It’s not for the faint of heart or the weak of resolve My father always told me: To be a success you either need to do something no one else wants to do, or do something everyone else wants to do and do it better than everyone else. –My Dad Yikes. Take one look at…
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Easter Cross Stitch Freebie!
Because we cross-stitchers LOVE free charts!! Cross Stitch Easter Freebie Hello fellow cross stitch lover!! The above chart is one I created myself and you can see the lovely Bible cover I made from this chart. I made this several years ago and it is still a prized possession of mine. I do hope you…
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National Poetry Month Challenge–Poem # 2 Lightning
Challenge: Write 10 poems this month to celebrate National Poetry Month. Lightning You were the cold air to my warm. Every time I tried to rise you crystalized dropped me down one terrifying electrical pulse after another. I charged and fell to the ground. The air outside is electric. I am drawn, mystified, bursts of…
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National Poetry Month–Poem #1 “Safety Pin”
Intent to impress folding under to shame, I begin my walking, My purse in tow, the shiny vehicle slows. No. Not the boss. I am thankful with verbiage Humiliated, I am Riding with a suit that costs more than my car
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National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home Dusting off the old blog… Late in February I made two decisions. First, I…
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