open invitation no. 36: dessert

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Keep a cookie in your purse.

When I was in college, Nancy the librarian who worked with my mom and fed me books my entire life, sent me a card and a cookie. The card read, “When life is hard and getting worse, keep a cookie in your purse.”

It was a little jingle that has stayed with me for decades. Though simple, it is lovely life advice. Sometimes I drop a cookie in my purse, just as a reminder that even when life is heavy, I can still be lighthearted.

If you’re looking for a writing topic, tell us about a cookie.

*Remember, you don’t have to accept this invitation…but I do hope you will accept the invitation to write. Sharing our stories is magical.

PS—I started a Facebook Group for the #sosmagic community. Join here.

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Open your blog and write a post. Just write.

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Use one of these images so we can find each other…and you can invite others to share their stories with us!

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I’m joining an open community of writers over at Sharing Our Stories: Magic in a Blog. If you write (or want to write) just for the magic of it, consider this your invitation to join us. #sosmagic

Published by Ruth Ayres

Unhurried. Finding the magic in the middle of living. Capturing a life of ridiculous grace + raw stories.

22 thoughts on “open invitation no. 36: dessert”

    1. I tried to comment on my phone…ahh… technology!. I’m so sorry about your brother, Ramona. I loved that you made cookies and processed your love thoughts. I will be praying for you and your family. XO

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    2. Ramona – Your post to your niece was wonderful and calming. Such sadness mixed with such love. Karl is smiling down from heaven. You were the best sister he could ever have!

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    1. Elsie – Your writing makes me feel like I’m home. When I saw the cookie molds, I was surprised. When I taught nursery school 35 years ago, those molds were in our sandbox. The kids would play with them for hours and fight over who got which shapes. I always wanted to take them home with me. I thought they were jello molds, however. I think I’ll scour some antique stores post-COVID to find them and bake your cookies. THANK YOU for solving the mystery and by the way I LOVE the box too!

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    1. Ruth – Please know how important you are in making people feel special. This forum has been a life changer for me. I am so grateful to all the women who participate in SOS. Their stories – your stories – make a huge impact on me as a writer, teacher, and faith filled woman. We would not be writing here – if not for YOU. Whatever the difficulties – please know that. YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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    1. I love unwrapping my Christmas ornament boxes – each one holds a memory. Love your lines: There’s a consoling power in having symbolic things, in holding them and touching them quickly throughout the day. In remembering the redemptive power of love. In reminding myself that I am never alone. – My older sister kept my mother’s ornaments – I think I need her to share a couple with me! Right NOW! Thanks, Julie for this lovely post!

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    1. I love unwrapping my Christmas ornament boxes – each one holds a memory. Love your lines: There’s a consoling power in having symbolic things, in holding them and touching them quickly throughout the day. In remembering the redemptive power of love. In reminding myself that I am never alone. – My older sister kept my mother’s ornaments – I think I need her to share a couple with me! Right NOW! Thanks, Julie for this lovely post!

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    2. Family and friends stand with you. And please know strangers stand with you too. Sometimes, I have found in difficult times that I don’t have to keep moving – I just have to be held. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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  13. Terje – I was waiting with quiet anticipation to read your next post. You did not disappoint!

    I especially loved your lines:

    My husband likes to do things properly and takes his time.
    I like that my husband likes to do things properly and I always underestimate how much time he takes. 

    (Such a connection I have with you there!)

    I knew I had had a perfect day. Not because it met any dream standards but because I had chosen to accept what was and to view it as such. And because it ended with the chocolate cake. 

    (So true – the older I get the more I realize that acceptance is the key to happiness. And chocolate cake at the end of the day is a blessing!)

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