Family Journal_043

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Open journal with overlapping heart illustrations containing text "a cheerful heart" and "one thing at a time" on the right page.

Title: Family Journal_043
Alternative Title: Family Journal
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2016
Description: The image displays an open journal with two pages visible. The left page is faint with mirror-image impressions of previous writings, featuring horizontal lines and the bottom signed with "Christian Lacroix." The right page contains handwritten text with two large overlapping hearts outlined in red. Inside the top heart, the phrase "a cheerful heart" is written in red, while inside the lower heart, the phrase "one thing at a time" is written. The remaining space is filled with repeated smaller text in red, and the date "3.30.10." is written in the top right corner.
Identifier: 021_022316-042416_family_journal
Dates Completed: February 23, 2016 - April 24, 2016
Keywords: Family; Parents; Grandparents; Maternal aunts and uncles; Childhood memories; Ghost busting; Revisionist history; Love; Forgiveness; Lingering ghosts; First pet; Pudgie the dog; Gift and loss; Ray of light extinguished; Grandmother’s life; Mother-daughter relationship; Hard work; Treasonous child; Reimagining childhood; Understanding; Devotion; Loyalty; Protection; Perspective; Kip Lott; Piece 24; Prayer pages; Mantram pages; Afiza; Mowgli; Hope Trevino; Mauricio Navarro; Diane Van Buren; Artist attack; Rape; Grandma Asche; Grandpa Asche; Grandma Blessen; Living room conflict; Tension; Arguments; Yelling; Smoking; Drinking; Super collider metaphor; Bringing color; Childhood letter; Betrayal; Friendship loss; Grandma Asche’s offspring; Time off; Pets; Animals; 1964–2016; 2016 elections; Political noise; Centering chart; Grounding; April 21, 2016; Prince dies
Transcription: Right Page:

"3.30.16
a cheerful heart
one thing at a time
Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on us. (repeated)"
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: Family Journal
Relation: Image Gallery