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Nancy

My Blog: A Potpourri of living life, paralyzed and confined to a bed, how I got this way, how I cope, and my perspectives. I am also a CSA, rape, and human trafficking survivor.

Some call me “Wildflower” because … I … survive … the sights that I see when I venture out, the joy of breathing fresh air, of reading and viewing for which I am grateful, yet I prefer my solace – Scorpio hidden in the universe amid twelve grandchildren and the story of humanity, self-deprecating and struggling with self-esteem and what people say; but there are always sea-foam green, teal, lavender, and yellow Brie, dark chocolate, cherries and the Mediterranean: people ask me for my recipes; I travel virtually and survive wildlife and crime to help fellow victims; I am the Witness, I am the Sentinel: welcome to my musings!

The God of the Philosophers: Ethics & Free Will – Reblogged

By Nancy on October 18, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

One could spend a thousand lifetimes on religious questions which have no answers. Such questions are worth bringing up but not even attempting to exhaust, and so I want to briefly write about two … Source: The God of the Philosophers: Ethics & Free Will

Post #155 – Climbing out of a Black Pit – Poem

By Nancy on October 17, 2016 • ( 17 Comments )

Uninspired Lost in muck and mire Climbing my way out of the pit Without a rope Pulling my paralyzed body Up with my hands Slipping and sliding Blood dripping Grasping jagged rocks No ceiling above me I see the light If I keep at it The light will […]

Post #154 – Sunday Spotlight – Encouragement

By Nancy on October 16, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The Spotlight today is on this passage from the above book This book is written to the ill and disabled. The soldier is the incapacitated person. “Soldiers may be wounded in battle and sent to hospital. A hospital isn’t a shelf; it is a place of repair. And […]

Post #153 – Saturday Morning Funnies

By Nancy on October 15, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

Post #246 – Enraptured – Poetry in Prose

By Nancy on October 14, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

He scooped her up into his arms away from the midst of the murky darkness, carried her off to a remote, barren place, and left her there. She had no way of knowing whether he would reappear. Her tears mingled with raindrops, misting the dirt she lay upon […]

If You Knew

By Nancy on October 13, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

Originally posted on Sarah Doughty:
If you knew that your judgement crushed what remained of my wounded wings, would you even care? © Sarah Doughty

Post #151 – Wordless Wednesday – Poignant Letter Photo

By Nancy on October 12, 2016 • ( 8 Comments )

Post #150 – Confessional – Personal Secrets

By Nancy on October 11, 2016 • ( 16 Comments )

I cannot sleep without my head and eyes completely covered by a black satin sheet. I pull the blanket up to my chin. My mouth barely shows (says my husband and aid). I have claustrophobia, but I have always felt safe under my covers. I believe that if […]

Post #149 – One Glorious Day – A Spiritual Poem

By Nancy on October 10, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

Vibrant fields of flowers, billowy clouds verdant meadows, vivid sunsets starry nights, crystal raindrops earthly beauty fades away. Angelic escorts lift me gently freeing me from these chains. Legs that once were dead dance in His glorious presence Shed not a tear, but rejoice with me! Suffering ends, […]

Post #148 – Sunday Spotlight – Love – A Youngster’s Perspective

By Nancy on October 9, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Love Actually – A Lovely Movie Daniel is Sam’s stepfather. She passed away, he’s a single dad now Daniel: So what’s the problem, Sammy-o? Is it just Mum, or is it something else? Maybe… school – are you being bullied? Or is it something worse? Can you give […]