LJ Idol - Week 23 - Endurance

[monkeysugarmama]

I didn't know the truth about my parent's marriage for a long time. When I was a child, all I knew was the fairytale, complete with true love and a happily ever after.

My mom grew up in Michigan. The oldest of eight kids in a very Catholic household, her father died when she was just 12 years old. One summer afternoon, as they sat watching

Comments

[chite]

Wow. This is just wonderful, and extremely well written. Fantastic as usual, Miss Lisa :)

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you so much :)
I was concerned since it was mostly someone else's story that it didn't count, lol!

[chite]

Nothing officially says that the writing has to be about you to count, though I am sure that some people may interpret it that way. For me,it just has to be good writing!

[puppetmaker40]

Well thought out and well written.

You have a knack for this kind of writing.

Very Powerful.

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you very much!

Each week I think "This will be the topic where I branch out" but, I suppose this is my "voice." Pretty cool to have discovered one!

[imafarmgirl]

Nice entry. I love looking back on past generations and thinking about how they survived the circumstances of their lives.

[monkeysugarmama]

I love familial histories. Genealogy fascinates me, and considering what people to me were doing - and how they were affected by the times they lived in.

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you for reading!

I haven't had a chance to go read yours yet- but I will in a little while!

And, I love reading someone's journal and getting a little zing of inspiration :)

[mme_furiosa]

Extraordinarily well crafted story. I really love the way you spin a yarn.

loved theentry.

[rock_princess98]

hi lisa. well. you have a good writeing stile. I loved your entry. a lot. loved it. i hope that i can get marryed someday. my name is rhonda by the way. and i love writeing too. hugs.

Re: loved theentry.

[monkeysugarmama]

Rhonda, you will get married one day - if it is something you hope for, just know that one day you *will* meet someone who may not be what you always expected, but he will bring you things you always needed.

Thank you so much for reading :)

[monkeysugarmama]

Coming from you, one of the greatest tapestry weavers of Idol, I take that as a huge compliment!