Writing became an outlet for me during my then-boyfriend/now-husband’s career. I felt lonely and missed him and sometimes sulked that we were living two separate, very different lives. I was in law school and he was an ocean away working for the Navy. So I wrote to simply express my feelings. My very first post was secretive, short and to the point (and not very well-written…). Since then, I’ve catalogued my life and our life together in much greater detail.
These days, I write for similar reasons (as an outlet, to express myself and to connect with readers and others) but I also write with a more pointed reason in mind: for my legacy. I want to give my kids (and their kids and so on) something from me that captures part of the essence of who I am, what I think, and what I do.
Sure, photos capture moments and memories. But words capture feelings in a way that photos can’t.
I want my boys to know how much I thought of them and loved them and have no doubt they’re my world. They’ll be able to tell that from the way I treat them, and from my smile and look in my eyes in photos of us together.
But they’ll also know because I am writing and telling them so.
And so I share my writing on this little corner of the internet…that will hopefully survive the test of time and not be lost, like, say, a journal could be.
Thank you for reading my writing.
And so I share my writing on this little corner of the internet…that will hopefully survive the test of time and not be lost, like, say, a journal could be.
Thank you for reading my writing.
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