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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 Week 1: Return to Self–July 2
Theme: Identity, grounding, and rediscovery This week is about reconnecting with who you are beneath all the noise—before the titles, expectations, or roles. These prompts are an invitation to remember yourself, root into your truth, and begin this journey with honesty and gentleness. #SoulWritingJuly #ReturnToSelf Prompt 2: Write a love letter to your younger self. Continue reading
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🍂 What Do You Think Gets Better With Age?
By Michelle Allen Michelle Allen is a community storyteller dedicated to preserving the history and charm of Hesperia. Follow along at www.echoesofthewillow.com for more inspiring local stories. There’s a hush that comes with time—not silence, but something softer. A quiet clarity. A way of seeing the world not through urgency, but understanding. When I think Continue reading
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✨ Spotlight on Small Women-Owned Businesses: Renae Wallace of Two Inspired Hands ✨
Inspired Hands, Community Canvas By Michelle Allen Michelle Allen is a community storyteller dedicated to preserving the history and charm of Hesperia. Follow along at www.echoesofthewillow.com for more inspiring local stories. Nestled in the heart of Fremont, Renae Wallace has been quietly enriching Hesperia’s creative spirit—one thoughtful brushstroke at a time. As the hands and Continue reading
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🌙 What Time Do You Go to Bed and Wake Up Currently? 🌅
Lately, I’ve been curious about rhythms—those unseen patterns that shape our days and nights like the hush between verses. As part of our 31 Days of Soul Writing, today’s question isn’t just about a clock; it’s about communion with the self. What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? For me, it Continue reading
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🌿 Whispering Willow Presents: 31 Days of Soul Writing — 🌿 Week 1: Return to Self – July 1
Theme: Identity, grounding, and rediscovery This week is about reconnecting with who you are beneath all the noise—before the titles, expectations, or roles. These prompts are an invitation to remember yourself, root into your truth, and begin this journey with honesty and gentleness. #SoulWritingJuly #ReturnToSelf Prompt 1: Who were you before the world told you Continue reading
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Second Chances, Quiet Glances — VOTE FOR US IN AMERICA’S FAVORITE COUPLE
A Love Rekindled Across Time and Miles Some love stories take the long way home. Ours began in 1982 and circled back after 40 years—proof that time has a way of keeping the truest things close. We’re building something beautiful across the miles, one quiet moment and moonlit memory at a time. 💛 If you’re Continue reading
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🌿 What’s Stirring at the Willow? June 30, 2025
By Michelle Allen, http://www.echoesofthewillow.com It’s a bit of a late pour this week—but sometimes the richest brews take their time. And that’s been the lesson whispering to me lately: it’s okay to come to the moment slowly. The sky is clear, birds are chirping, cicadas are humming like they’ve got secrets to tell, and the Continue reading
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Making Room for Comfort
By Michelle Allen Michelle Allen is a community storyteller dedicated to preserving the history and charm of Hesperia. Learn more at www.echoesofthewillow.com What do we do to feel more at home in our lives? Not just in our houses—but in our hearts, in our rhythms, in our bodies as we carry them through crowded days Continue reading
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The Geography of Love
By Michelle Allen Michelle Allen is a community storyteller dedicated to preserving the history and charm of Hesperia. Learn more at www.echoesofthewillow.com They say love finds a way—but sometimes love lives in the spaces between. Between long highway stretches and missed phone calls. Between shared silences and separate lives. Between here and there. I’ve been Continue reading
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Echoes of the Past: The Story of My Ancestry (Newberry & Birr)
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
