Shirley Belk
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Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Retired Colors. Top Story - February 2025.
I just ran across this news article about how Crayola was officially bringing back some "retired" crayons? Some thoughts immediately crossed my mind, like, "Really? Can crayons actually become retired?" "Did kids not like these colors?" "How did Crayola know this? Had pre-K teachers across the globe been consulted?" "Did being retired mean that nobody liked them anymore and they were no longer useful?"
By Shirley Belk11 months ago in Art
Sometimes the Truth is Evident
I don't believe that "things" keep popping up for no good reason. Ok, so stop and re-read that, please. Have you ever experienced a thread of uncommon shockers occur when you are just browsing through normal life activities, like searching for a good movie or documentary to watch, or breezing through local/nationwide news articles that catch your eye or interest?
By Shirley Belk12 months ago in Criminal
Making Her Statement
"Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things...Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious." www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/subtlety
By Shirley Belk12 months ago in Art
Life on the Bayou
Before I ever heard of Diane Millsap or even saw her work, this particular painting of hers was what I "saw" when I thought of the life of people South Louisiana Bayou lived...the Cajuns/Creoles. So, this particular picture resonated with me. It was like the artist could see my thoughts.
By Shirley Belk12 months ago in Art
A Very Frightening Prayer
In this generation of prosperity preaching and claiming victories that would seem to make our lives easier in ten simple steps, where is the humbleness? Where is the sacrifice? Wouldn't working harder for His Glory be more worthy than putting a quarter in for a quick blessing or tangible reward?
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Wander
History Captured. Top Story - January 2025.
With the temperature projecting to dip between a steady 31 and 29 degrees, along with an 86% chance of wintry precipitation coming up on Thursday, January 9, 2025 and staying much the same on Friday (34-32 with 50 %,) then finally levelling off on Saturday with a high of 39 degrees and only a 24% chance of any other wetness...you will find all of us in north Louisiana bracing for "it." We can readily put up with the heat and humidity and the bugs, but none of us like the cold, the ice, or the snow much at all.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Art
