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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My Little Dove
This is what memories look like. These are the reasons we loved her. This is what we have left. I compiled these photos from all I could find of her. I'm sure there are others hidden away in some boxes and scrapbooks. But I was in a time crunch, preparing for this arrangement. This symbolized the story of her life and the love she had for her family. Oh, how she loved us!
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Photography
Reaching the Top
Sometimes late at night, when all is quiet and my mind is open because I haven't been distracted...I take the opportunity to catch up on my reading of Vocal stories and poems. I relish that! It's a chance to feel the hearts of all my favorite Creators and to send them a little love back.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Writers
When I Think About Her
When I think about her, I see the color purple (her favorite) all around me and I taste the sweetness of the Juicy Fruit gum she always had in her handbag. I could smell it before I ever saw it as the scent permeated the whole room. She had other mysteries dispersed in that bag, too...back then all the ladies carried decorated handkerchiefs wherever they went. Sometimes you could even see them stuff those squares into their pockets or their bosom for safekeeping. The fanciest ones, usually with lace, were the ones my Grandma would use when she met other ladies to play bridge.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Families
Learn to be Generous
This week I have been fortunate enough to spend a good deal of quality time with Miriam Margolyes. (Even though it was from watching Netflix on my tv set.) I had never known of her existence before she sat in my living room with me. (I'm an idiot, I know, for having said that, since she has been in countless films, tv, and theatre since 1969!) But keep in mind...my life was filled with raising four children, completing a nursing degree, working and advancing in my career, entertaining and spoiling twelve grandchildren to the best of my ability, and being a caregiver to my mother in her last years. There wasn't much time for movies.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Geeks
