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Louise & little Nevaeh

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Louise-&-Nevaeh

“Why does it always feel like an eternity before you meet the love of your life?

Then when you finally do, time flies and you feel like you’ve missed every special occasion, every moment you want to cherish, keep like a video. I longed for the day I could finally hold the love of my life in my arms. Hug them, Squeeze them, kiss them till their face fell off.

When the moment finally came, I looked into their eyes and them into mine, I knew it was the kind of love no-one could ever take from you. The sort of love that was unconditional. No matter what happened in life, you would protect this love. Instead of wanting to hold them so tight though, it was a love that needed to grow. We needed time to get to know each other. I knew I was in love, they needed the time, to get to know me!

As the months past, that small initial smile grew, their eyes narrowed as the smiled at me and the sides of their mouth grew higher. I knew the love was there, though nothing was ever said, I could feel it. The soft touch of their hand brushing past my face, holding me so tight they wouldn’t let go. When you know its true love, is when you both cry when your apart. Not a trickle, a sob, a longing to hold that person in your arms, kiss their face all over, that’s the love I felt.

Anyone who has ever become a parent will know this love. When an Angel fell from the sky to the ground, I named her Nevaeh and turned Heaven around. She now walks the earth for all to see, How beautiful angels can honestly be.”

Joanna & Troy

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Joanna & Troy

“Troy and I met when I was 17. It was at my cousin’s wedding where I was a bridesmaid and he was a friend of the groom. My cousin had spoken about it before so I knew who he was.

We were both outside during the reception so I went up to him and said “You’re Troy”
We spoke for a bit and I didn’t see him again until the bus ride to the hotel where we spoke the whole time. We chatted online after that and a while later we arranged a night to watch our favourite show together and hang out.
We frequently spent evenings together and he came to pick me up from parties a few times when I had too much to drink, as you do when you’re 18. He asked me out a few times but as he is 10 years older than me and had a son I wasn’t ready for a relationship that serious.

We lost touch for a few years after that.

One day he popped up in my Facebook chat and we started talking he came over that night and we spent all night talking it was fantastic, during that night I realised that he was amazing and I was very into him, I was older and had a child of my own and was much more open to the idea of being a step parent. The next night he came over again and we became inseparable straight away. We now have a son together, I am so glad I met him as he truly is the best thing that has ever happened to me, besides my kids of course!”

Calling out to you and your family

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I wanted to send out a post to the many subscribers that have already signed up to receive posts from this blog, either via email, Facebook, Google+ or Twitter.

Thank you!

Your encouraging response to my latest art project have kept my enthusiasm bright, and I am pleased to say that I am now actively searching for stories in the streets of Melbourne and surrounding suburbs from random citizens. I have started placing flyers and cards onto community notice boards to encourage people to send in their stories, and I am confident that as time goes by, more and more stories will start flowing in.

But I cannot do it all alone! (Although I will try my hardest!)

Do your Parents or Grandparents have a story they might like to share? Perhaps you have a friend who might have an interesting story that they would like to tell? Or maybe you are part of a group or community that might like to get involved and share a short story; a retirement home, a mother’s group, or even a social club. Ask around, talk about it and see if they might like to contribute!
Maybe you know of a notice board in your area that might reach the right people? If you are able, I can send a flyer or notice to display and get the word out.

Please feel free to share the link to this page, or perhaps the Facebook page that mirrors this blog, for people who prefer to keep their social activities in one place.

The further this blog is spread across the land, the more amazing stories can be shared.

Again, I would like to thank you all for participating, sharing your stories or simply subscribing.

– Patrick