Valerie Gerke
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Writing a bit about life as I live it. Hoping to bring joy, mystery, hope, and laughter along the way..
Stories (4)
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Bring it on~
Pulling out of my driveway, rolling down the window, and blasting U2-there is a time when our souls just jump up ,and down...that time is Spring! Bring on the robins singing in the windows outside of my beautiful 1949 windows! A sound like no other we know that the seasons past of a serious blizzard, ice cracking my cute, little Scion window shield, and Covid-19 stealing a serious part of our lives- a gentle peek from a spring bird brings joy!
By Valerie Gerke4 years ago in Earth
The Journey to Write
As a young child who could not put a book down, I knew then that words were my friends. They literally transformed a shy, extremely backward child into faraway lands, or crazy places such as Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, or in later years, Are You there God It's Me Margaret. Letters, words, reading simply calmed my soul, and enlightened my spirit. To this day-give me a book to read that I can hold, smell, and flip through the pages to divert attention from a weary day, a snowy day, or pretty much any day.
By Valerie Gerke4 years ago in Confessions
A Rose is A Rose..
Grief is transforming, and when it is your Mother it ensues your entire life in a different way. My Mom was Sharon Rose, and this is a condensed version of how she was a flower in our world that can't be replaced. The grief is real, and how much she is missed is indescribable.
By Valerie Gerke4 years ago in Families
