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This isn't quite where I imagined my LO to go when I saw Susies beautiful introduction and mood board. I was so excited to create a connections LO. When I woke this morning, all I could think of was the broken connections in our lives. If you look hard you might be able too read most of the LO but overall it was meant to be faded, messy, and personal. The mother - daughter bond is either amazing or it can be broken and feel hopeless. I found my connection in God, being his daughter but my little girl inner self still wonders how could the connection be broken and so easily. A tad dark, but this idea wouldn't leave me alone, so I created. Lots of "emotional splatter" all over. I used beautiful kits, Party and Simple Black and White Stamps, to create a tad dark emotional LO.
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  1. et designs
  2. Joyce Paul Designs
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Tracy, I have been thinking about your LO for two days; I had all kinds of thoughts running through my mind. What a freaking great LO was the first. The 2nd was your inner child in the upper right corner - the amazing thing was the expression on her face; she is very happy! You are taking back your power with the help of God. I used to say a long time ago about myself that I was "locked up and chained down in my mind". I assume this is all about your relationship with your Dad. You have worked on this for the past few months with your AJ LO's and prayers. I think that Forgiveness should be next month's topic.

I came across a meditation in my Daily Word on Forgiveness: FORGIVING FREES ME TO MOVE FORWARD. Memories of hurtful experiences and painful conversations can repeat in my mind like old movies on a perpetual loop. The best way to free myself of these memories is forgiveness.
Forgiving another--and even myself--is a wonderfully freeing and healing practice. It doesn't mean I need to welcome unhealthy relationships or situations back into my life, but it does mean I refuse to be bound to the past.
The nature of life is forward motion, growth and evolution. Staying stuck in resentment while life is happening around me only compounds my unhappiness.
forgiving is key to my growth. As I forgive, I feel alive, cleansed, and ready to move forward.
Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if uou have anything against anyone; so that your Father in Heaven may also forgive your trespasses--Mark 11:25
:grouphugyay: :praying2:
Oh Char, Thank you so much for the comments and thoughts. I have been working through a lot of things from day one here with AJ. However, they are my mom. You have seen many layouts with my dad in them and so its easy to think it was him but it wasn't. It is my mom, who I dont scrap here about in photos. I did have a happy childhood, I just didn't realize how mean and tearing down the things said were until I was a mom myself. Which is also when I drew near to God and that created a bigger divide and more hurtful actions. I do forgive her, just haven't forgotten, and still get hurt when she very much makes sure I know I dont matter as much as others. :heartpumppink: The things she's said to my children, well, that I'm working on forgiving but its harder. :heartpumppink:
 
Oh Char, Thank you so much for the comments and thoughts. I have been working through a lot of things from day one here with AJ. However, they are my mom. You have seen many layouts with my dad in them and so its easy to think it was him but it wasn't. It is my mom, who I dont scrap here about in photos. I did have a happy childhood, I just didn't realize how mean and tearing down the things said were until I was a mom myself. Which is also when I drew near to God and that created a bigger divide and more hurtful actions. I do forgive her, just haven't forgotten, and still get hurt when she very much makes sure I know I dont matter as much as others. :heartpumppink: The things she's said to my children, well, that I'm working on forgiving but its harder. :heartpumppink:
You are spot on; when I said it was your Dad, I was sorta thinking "what if it isn't". I'm sorry its your Mom, But forgiveness is where we get the healing in our body, mind, and soul. I am currently working thru some stuff with my step-daughter, Patti, that has been going on for many years (that side of hubby's family is very dysfunctional), and it has come to the forefront as she has been living with us for about 3 months and no end in sight...sigh. So me and & God are working on this. And you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Char :hug4:
 
You are spot on; when I said it was your Dad, I was sorta thinking "what if it isn't". I'm sorry its your Mom, But forgiveness is where we get the healing in our body, mind, and soul. I am currently working thru some stuff with my step-daughter, Patti, that has been going on for many years (that side of hubby's family is very dysfunctional), and it has come to the forefront as she has been living with us for about 3 months and no end in sight...sigh. So me and & God are working on this. And you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Char :hug4:
I'm sorry youre dealing with anything like this. Its so hard but thankfully there is God and He is so good. I do know I feel better when I let it all go, mentally and physically. AJ (and a few things said to hubs) are where I try too keep the emotions now. She knows how to hurt me and I have to learn how to let it bounce off. Each AJ piece (about this issue) feels like one more layer peeled off and released. God Grace. :hug2:
 

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