15
August 2014
My
Mother
A
force like no other
She
carried me close to her heart
And
worked so very hard
To
bring me a happy life.
She
taught me how to fold my clothes,
She
braided my unruly hair
And
spent many weekends under the stars,
Roasting
marshmallows as we camped.
My
mother filled many roles,
Nurse,
teacher, enforcer, protector
And
even father.
Many
back breaking nights,
She
fulfilled those roles,
Never
once putting herself first.
She
read us bedtimes stories
And
made sure we knew
The
importance of an education,
Always
wanting more for us than she had.
She
reminds me often how I changed her life,
She
said I gave her purpose,
I
was the meaning she needed.
Soon,
she will have a new role
As
I grow further into womanhood,
I
will give her a gift that no one else can.
She
made me who I am today,
I
could not be more thankful,
I
know I will make a good mother soon,
All
because she was my role model from day one.
16
August 2014
Julie's
Castle
Julie's
uncle inherited a castle in Germany and invited his whole family to
live with him once he had all of the rooms finished and fully
furnished. Julie could not be more excited! Her uncle's old house was
slightly drab and dull but she knew living in a castle would be an
exciting adventure for the whole family. After months of waiting,
everyone finally took the long trip over to Germany to stay within
the castle. From the outside, the castle looked like something
straight out of a fairy tale. There was a tall gate with the family's
name on it and the gardens spiraled around in lovely designs just
inviting Julie to run through them. Everything was a dream until they
got inside. The inside was hideous! Julie's uncle had decorated this
elegant castle like a modern disaster. There were uninviting modern
couches, horrendous modern art and disturbing modern light fixtures.
Julie was completely aghast. This was a 14th
century castle that looked like a modern art museum had thrown up
inside of it. To Julie, this castle was a disaster.
Mortified,
she continued to explore the castle eventually coming upon an old
book shelf with old books on it. Finally! Something that didn't look
like modern garbage. Julie fingered through the books until she
landed on one that said “A Castle's Style”. Intrigued Julie
opened it up and saw the most extraordinary furniture fit for a fairy
tale castle. Julie held the book up and closed her eyes imagining her
room looked like the room laid out on the page. Julie sighed and put
the book down. To her surprise, her room looked exactly like the
book! She could not believe her eyes! She looked at the book and in
fine print the book said, “Never should a castle look anything but
regal. If you stumble upon a castle that looks like modern art please
hold this book up and dream of something new.” Julie instantly knew
what she had to do. She flew from room to room, redecorating and
remodeling her family castle. When she reached her uncle's room she
handed him the book, gave him a hug and told him to read the page she
had read. Enthusiastically, Julie pranced from room to room. She now
lived in the greatest fairy tale anyone cold imagine!
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