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ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 3: In Sickness and in Health

by Bettyann SchmidtJuly 8, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 3: In Sickness and in Health

n Part 3 of her four-part story entitled “In Sickness and in Health” Bettyann Schmidt continues sharing her poignant story of progressive depression. In this segment, the crisis of the narrative, we see the elements making a life seem unbearable.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #30: Hemingway and Broken Bones

by Promptly PortlandJune 29, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #30: Hemingway and Broken Bones

Ernest Hemingway’s writing has given Promptly Portland a new writing prompt for us. This one causes us to look deeply at our own lives to discover places where there have been breaks and healing.

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ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 2: In Sickness and in Health

by Bettyann SchmidtJune 24, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 2: In Sickness and in Health

In Part 2 of Bettyann Schmidt’s story, she shares the details of the period that led her mental health into a downward spiral. She shares this glimpse into her vortex of despair with the hope that others will learn from her experiences.

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Book Review of Cooking My Way through Life with Kids and Books by Judy Alter

by Matilda ButlerJune 16, 2010
Book Review of Cooking My Way through Life with Kids and Books by Judy Alter

Does cooking bring back memories of your childhood? Or your first marriage? Or your children’s favorites? If so, you’ll thoroughly enjoy Judy Alter’s part-memoir/part-cookbook called Cooking My Way through Life with Kids and Books.

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ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 1: In Sickness and in Health

by Bettyann SchmidtJune 10, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #15, Part 1: In Sickness and in Health

Bettyann Schmidt shows us the emotional depth that can be brought to scrapbooking — it isn’t all about kids and their cute birthday parties. In this first of a two-part blog, Bettyann tells of about her depression and its diagnosis. She brings us to a critical juncture with hints as to how scrapbooking and friendship helped save her life. This is a must read post.

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ScrapMoir How To #14: Writing Your Past, Present & Future in Scrapbooks & Memoir

by Bettyann SchmidtMay 20, 2010
ScrapMoir How To #14: Writing Your Past, Present & Future in Scrapbooks & Memoir

Post #38 – Women’s Memoirs, ScrapMoir – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett By Bettyann Schmidt Past to Present in Scrapbooks and Memoir We’re looking at the three divisions of our lives in today’s blog. Our past, present, and future. What we uncover about our past and how it relates to our present will help us […]

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April Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

by Matilda ButlerMay 13, 2010
April Memoir Contest Winners Announced; First Place Story Published

April Memoir Contest winners are announced — first place winner and 6 honorable mentions. We also include the winning entry. Be sure to read it and try her recipe. This is a well-written story that we are honored to have received. The honorable mention stories will be published beginning in July. Congratulations to everyone. To those who did not win, and to those who did not enter, please keep writing and consider submitting again in future contests.

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