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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 🗓️ Week 2: Memories That Shape Us–July 11
Theme: Legacy, family, healing past wounds This week, we turn toward the stories that shaped us—generational threads, echoes of those we’ve loved, and the moments we carry forward. These prompts invite you to honor memory, witness where you’ve been, and begin healing through storytelling. #SoulWritingJuly #MemoriesThatMatter Prompt 11: Write a poem that starts with “I Continue reading
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🌿 What’s Stirring at the Willow? Pieces of the Past: A Game Night Reflection
There’s something about games—whether spread across kitchen tables or tucked into quiet corners—that stirs up stories long after the pieces are packed away. Lately, I’ve found myself reflecting on the ones that linger. Games have always had a way of stitching time together, haven’t they? A shuffled deck. The click of dice. The quiet strategy Continue reading
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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 🗓️ Week 2: Memories That Shape Us–July 10
Theme: Legacy, family, healing past wounds This week, we turn toward the stories that shaped us—generational threads, echoes of those we’ve loved, and the moments we carry forward. These prompts invite you to honor memory, witness where you’ve been, and begin healing through storytelling. #SoulWritingJuly #MemoriesThatMatter Prompt 10: What family story do you want to Continue reading
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🥗 A Taste of Summer: Southwest Salad Simplicity
Whispering Willow Kitchen — A Space for Flavor, Memory, and Intention There’s something healing about summer food—simple, colorful, bold. And this Southwest Salad? It’s been my easy go-to when life feels too heavy and dinner needs to feel like a win. Bright, nourishing, no fuss. It reminds me that a good meal doesn’t need to Continue reading
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🍲 What Foods Would You Like to Make?
Whispering Willow Kitchen — A Space for Flavor, Memory, and Intention Lately I’ve been thinking about how food isn’t just sustenance—it’s storytelling. It’s comfort, heritage, and a quiet kind of creativity that lives between ingredients. So today, I want to ask: What foods are calling to you right now? What dishes do you dream of Continue reading
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Echoes of the Past: The Story of My Ancestry (Newberry)
Every family holds a story—woven through generations, shaped by resilience, migration, and quiet devotion. Mine begins with whispered names and faded photographs, with memories passed down like heirlooms. This blog is where I begin to trace those voices and preserve the legacy they left behind. From the Kieslichs of Prussia to the Newberrys of Michigan,… Continue reading
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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 🗓️ Week 2: Memories That Shape Us–July 9
Theme: Legacy, family, healing past wounds This week, we turn toward the stories that shaped us—generational threads, echoes of those we’ve loved, and the moments we carry forward. These prompts invite you to honor memory, witness where you’ve been, and begin healing through storytelling. #SoulWritingJuly #MemoriesThatMatter Prompt 9: Describe a relative whose voice you still Continue reading
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🌿 Widow Wednesday: Chapter Titles No One Warned Me About – July 9, 2025
Things People Say to Widows (and What We’re Thinking…) By Michelle Allen Whispering Willow http://www.echoesofthewillow.com Some weeks, widowhood feels like carrying a backpack full of bricks while trying to smile at the grocery store clerk. Other weeks? It’s more like starring in a sitcom pilot you didn’t audition for, wearing pajama pants in public and Continue reading
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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 🗓️ Week 2: Memories That Shape Us–July 8
Theme: Legacy, family, healing past wounds Prompt 8: Write about the scent of a memory. 🌬 Scent is a powerful time machine. What fragrance sends you tumbling backward—to a kitchen, a loved one’s scarf, or a childhood summer day? Breathe it in and write what it brings. #SoulWritingJuly #ScentsOfMemory Continue reading
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Echoes of the Past: The Story of My Ancestry (Newberry)
Every family holds a story—woven through generations, shaped by resilience, migration, and quiet devotion. Mine begins with whispered names and faded photographs, with memories passed down like heirlooms. This blog is where I begin to trace those voices and preserve the legacy they left behind. From the Kieslichs of Prussia to the Newberrys of Michigan,… Continue reading
