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It’s so healing to get out in the garden. But, we can’t all be in an actual garden. Where is your garden? It may be an office, at home, at school. Where do you find yourself? What place is healing for you? #theoboyd #griefbooks #thinktheo #learningtolive #hope
Baling or Barbed? What season are you in?
I have enjoyed my first few weeks on my family farm. The morning walks have turned up many things. I have found old butter churn lids, pieces of old crock jars, glass bottles, but what I seem to find the most of are patches of wire scattered about, lying off the beaten paths.
"Baling wire will fix about anything," Daddy would say.
Baling wire is used on the farm for binding together hay, fixin` fence, or keeping a hood down on an old truck.
A few years ago, I took Daddy into a burger place in town. He went straight up to this man that no one else talked to. The man was a known citizen in our area, always riding his bicycle around the town, but I had never seen him speak.
"Hey, you `member me?" Daddy asked loudly.
The man was sitting in a booth, eating his hamburger, and I believe Daddy startled him. I was worried that this off-guard exchange was going to end badly. I didn`t know if this man was going to be bothered, upset, or what might happen. Daddy didn`t seem to mind or care - he spoke to him like he was a longtime friend.
About the time that I was grabbing Daddy`s arm and asking him to come sit down and leave this man alone...
"HEY, JOE BOB! I remember that time you had that old `79 Chevy pick-up in front of that gas station on the corner, and you were fastenin` the hood shut with some baling wire so it wouldn`t fly up on ya."
The words were pouring out of the man`s mouth so fast it seemed he had stored them inside his entire life for this very moment.
Daddy was fully engaged, smiling and laughing, as this man continued to share the memory.
"Joe Bob - you looked over at me on my bicycle to say hello. I bet you were wonderin` what I was thinkin`, as I was just starin` at you. Then you said, `Oh, all the `79 models come with this.` "
Both Daddy and the man burst into boisterous laughter, slapping their knees, and patting each other on the back.
Daddy eventually came to the booth I was in to sit and eat his burger with me. He looked at me and said, "I`m so glad I saw him. I hadn`t remembered that, but he did. Boy, he has a good memory."
We never know if someone is in a baling or barbed season until we ask.
Help me with ideas for my new app! I can’t wait to put this out into the world. What would you look for in an app for grief and healing? #theoboyd #griefbooks #booktok #griefapp #apps
It’s okay to stand up for how you feel, and when you can’t - let others do it for you.
It’s okay to be sad.
It’s okay to feel hopeless.
These are normal emotions, in a time of loss and grief.
Stand up for yourself or someone in your life that is hurting. #theoboyd #griefbooks #thinktheo #hope #learningtolive
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I can think of no greater joy than becoming a mother and no greater struggle than being a mother. It is the hardest, yet most fulfilling work I have or will ever do. As we grow, so do our children, @raygster continuing to pass down what we learned from the mothers of our past. It’s all in my daughter’s eyes. #theoboyd #thinktheo #loveremains #hope #mothersday
Sunday is Mother`s Day, but mine is not here.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, I want to hold her and cry.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, she was so very dear.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, I feel like I want to die.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, I will stay to make her proud.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, I will stay and tell her story.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, I will talk about my grief out loud.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, she is shining in God`s glory.
Sunday is Mother`s Day, and mine is not here.
#thinktheo #theoboyd #grief #love #mothersday
Both of these books are here because of the accident that took my mother from this earth on July 29, 2019.
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
These days are difficult for those of us that may be missing a Momma or a Daddy.
I HOPE my words help you or someone that you know.
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