Post #220 – Wildflower Seeds – Memoir

When I was five, I saw my first Shirley Temple movie. It enchanted me. “Mommy, can you teach me to dance like that? Please? Please?” Her singing aspirations dashed and abandoned; Mom had vicarious dreams for me. The following Monday she drove me to the Leah Mauer School [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/30/post-220-wildflower-seeds-memoir/

Post #219 – Wordless Wednesday

Photography credit: KagayaFiled under: inspirational, photography, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: ethereal, inspirational, Nature, photography, rainbows, romantic, Wordless Wednesday
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/29/post-219-wordless-wednesday/

Post #218 – Magical Monday – Happiness Quotes

\ Filed under: Author, Inspirational Quotes, Magical Monday, positive thinking Tagged: encouragement, hope, Inspirational Quotes, laughter, love, Magical Monday, non-fiction, positive thinking, Uplifting
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/27/post-218-magical-monday-happiness-quotes/

Post #217 – Nothing Can Steal Our Joy

Although my journey has been less than pleasant (we all experience this), I m still a woman of faith. But, bombshells explode in mid-air. Blindsided like tornadoes. My much-weakened lungs need a CPAP machine and inspirometer breathing exercises seven times an hour.  I cannot catch a deep breath. Faced with [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/24/post-217-nothing-can-steal-our-joy/

Teen Who Was Gang Raped on Facebook Live Is Receiving Threats

MAR 22 2017 - by PHIL MCCAUSLAND and ASSOCIATED PRESS The mother of a 15-year-old Chicago girl who was allegedly gang raped in a Facebook Live video said on Wednesday that she no longer feels safe in her neighborhood after receivi...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=428

Post #216 – Wordless Wednesday

Photographer unknownFiled under: photography, Springtime, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: beauty, inspirational, Nature, photography, Spring, Wordless Wednesday
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/22/post-216-wordless-wednesday/

Post #215 – Magical Monday – Inspiration

Filed under: Inspirational Quotes, Magical Monday, positive thinking Tagged: encouragement, Humor, inspirational, Inspirational Quotes, positive thinking, Uplifting
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/20/post-215-magical-monday-inspiration/

Post #214 – Wildlife Gifs – Humor and Animal Behavior

Featured image Squirrel munching on a cucumber  Fawn checking out toddler Rhythmic gymnastics ribbon twirling elephant Chipmunks battling over a snack Fox ice fishing
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/18/post-214-wildlife-gifs-humor-and-animal-behavior/

Post #213 – Azure Sea, Dolphins, and Seabirds

I was near death and had to go to Tampa General a few years ago for several medical procedures. I was reading some of my journals this weekend. It surprised me when I found this entry: I luxuriate in traveling on I-75. It cuts right through Tampa Bay and [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/14/post-213-azure-sea-dolphins-and-seabirds/

Man Cleaned SUV Before Attending to Wife He Killed

Olivia Hitchcock - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer -4:13 p.m Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Featured Image Ashley Balius RIVIERA BEACH Before attending to his dying wife Tuesday evening, Dwight Luton wiped down the SUV where she’d ...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=415

Post #212 – Sunday – The Perfect Day to Celebrate Flowers

Featured Image: Columbine flower Photo taken by David Patterson Blooming Kangaroo Paw wildflower of Western Australia California-Wild-Rose Photo credit Jennifer McGarigle Datura violet photo taken by Nurri Kas in Estonia, Tallinn,Harju Tallinn East African wildflower Photo credit fattonybmx.com Vibrant Zinnias Photo by Sharon Wilhite via Birds and [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/12/post-212-sunday-the-perfect-day-to-celebrate-flowers/

Post #211 – Blossoms, Buds, and Bluebirds – A Poem

Across woodlands and fields, delicate buds cover the branches of trees. Fragrant wildflowers bloom. Speckled cotton candy clouds wander aimlessly about an azure sky. Lemony hues illuminate As darkness clears its way. A leafy bush Brims with fuchsia blossoms Scents of greenness permeate the air An orchestration of [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/11/post-211-blossoms-buds-and-bluebirds-a-poem/

Post #210 – PTSD, Triggers, Memoir Excerpt

When I was fifty-eight, sixteen years after Tropical Spastic Paraparesis paralyzed my legs, I died on an operating table and experienced the bliss of what I thought might be heaven. But I was revived and suffered through a hellish recovery full of vivid delusions and nightmares. I could not [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/08/post-210-ptsd-triggers-and-encouragement/

Post #210 – PTSD, Triggers, And Encouragement

When I was fifty-eight, sixteen years after Tropical Spastic Paraparesis paralyzed my legs, I died on an operating table and experienced the bliss of what I thought might be heaven. But I was revived and suffered through a hellish recovery full of vivid delusions and nightmares. I could not [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/08/post-210-ptsd-triggers-and-encouragement/

The Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Mind Control 2017 Conference

On May 19 - 21, 2017 Survivorship will have a conference at the Executive Inn & Suite - Oakland, CA 94606. There will be a clinician’s conference on Friday, May 19, 2017, for licensed clinicians and students in the field. Alison Mill...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=409

Post #209 – Wordless Wednesday

Photographer unknownFiled under: A Photo Story, photography, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Animals, inspirational, Nature, photography, Wordless Wednesday
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/08/post-109-wordless-wednesday/

Post #208 – Wildflower – The Song and My Friendship with the Writer

In 1972 in Victoria, Canada, a rookie policeman wrote a poem for his girlfriend while driving home in his police car. Dave the Cop Richardson gave the poem to his friend David Foster, a young aspiring young musician looking for material for his new band, SKYLARK. Foster passed [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/07/post-208-wildflower-the-song-and-my-friendship-with-the-writer/

Post #207 – In Weakness We Find Strength – Quotes

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Author unknown (Harriet Tubman did not say this) The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/06/post-207-in-weakness-we-find-strength-quotes/

Post #206 – Wildflower: An Abducted Life – Tragedy

Chapter 4 Tragedy August 12, 1963, was a typically hot, muggy day. That morning Bobby and I practiced a new tap dance routine for a TV amateur competition show. Mrs. Mauer said we were “pure harmony.” I practiced in front of my mirrored closet until I wore myself [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/05/post-206-wildflower-an-abducted-life-excerpt/

Unreported: 1,500 Pedophile Arrests Have Been Made Nationally Since Trump Took Office

  President Donald Trump is making good on his pledge to use the “full force and weight” of the U.S. government to break up child sex trafficking rings and lock up sexual predators. Since Trump was sworn in, authorities have arrest...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=403

Unreported: 1,500 Pedophile Arrests Have Been Made Nationally Since Trump Took Office

  President Donald Trump is making good on his pledge to use the “full force and weight” of the U.S. government to break up child sex trafficking rings and lock up sexual predators. Since Trump was sworn in, authorities have arrest...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=403

Unreported: 1,500 Pedophile Arrests Have Been Made Nationally Since Trump Took Office

  President Donald Trump is making good on his pledge to use the “full force and weight” of the U.S. government to break up child sex trafficking rings and lock up sexual predators. Since Trump was sworn in, authorities have arrest...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/?p=403

Post #206 – Wildflower: An Abducted Life Excerpt

Chapter 4 Tragedy August 12, 1963, was a typically hot, muggy day. That morning Bobby and I practiced a new tap dance routine for a TV amateur competition show. Mrs. Mauer said we were “pure harmony.” I practiced in front of my mirrored closet until I wore myself [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/05/post-206-wildflower-an-abducted-life-excerpt/

Post #205 – Lord, Can You Hear Me – A Spiritual Poem

I wrote this poem years ago, dedicated to my younger brothers and sister, now departed. She s battered, bruised, and broken, crying out for happiness, Desperate for love, wounded by the world, she shuts down. Lord, can you rescue her? Save her from despair? Baffled and shattered in his mind; [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/04/post-205-lord-can-you-hear-me-a-spiritual-poem/

Post #204 – Write and Rewrite, Edit, Restructure and Edit Again

Book cover and New title If you click on the photo above, you will be able to read what I wrote in the author bio. In about three weeks, the paperback version of my book will be published. I was not thrilled about the first Kindle version, so [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/03/post-204-write-and-rewrite-edit-restructure-and-edit-again/

Post #203 – Throwback Thursday – Vintage Photography

A vintage teacup  I m a hat girl. We wore hats in the fifties. Here are some 30s and 40s vintage beauties My first typewriter looked like this. When I was a youngster about ten, I wrote stories. It took days and hours but what a sense of satisfaction I [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/03/02/post-203-throwback-thursday-vintage-photography/