Lindsay your WARRIORS FOR THE LIGHT series sounds wonderful! How interesting to read your interview and see how this beautiful necklace was the inspiration,
My Grandma always used to say: "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." This saying has never meant more to me than it does at this time ~ my husband lost his job at Christmas (no warning ~ no severance package). It came as a tremendous shock; our 27 year-old son-in-law had just passed away in his sleep 3 weeks earlier, my Mom just found out her breast cancer had metastasized to her spine and our daugher-in-law was diagnosed with graves disease. Because of a heart condition I am not able to work outside of the home so the heavy load of being th sole provider has always been my husbands. Since I can't MAKE any money I have ALWAYS tried to save money. At this time we have the biggest and best garden we have ever had (and we are eating better and healthier too); I have been making most of the gifts we have to give or we have been giving gifts of service; I have been going with my husband when he goes to take resumes or for job interview and we pack a lunch of peanut butter sandwiches (we have become closer and look forward to our picnic lunches); his golf membership and dues were already paid up, so I ride in the cart with him and read while he golfs. So far we are still unemployed (unless we want to move out of state, and I can't leave my Mom or granchildren at this time). But I feel blessed with my life and I am determined to appreciate and enjoy what we DO have.
For me it would be DEWEY THE SMALL-TOWN LIBRARY CAT WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD ~ cute and touching book, but I didn't think it was ALL that like the comments I had read about it.
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