{"id":4463,"date":"2023-12-02T14:22:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=4463"},"modified":"2023-12-02T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:22:39","slug":"amnesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/amnesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4466\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4467\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope all of you have had a wonderful week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have you finished your Christmas shopping?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of Christmas, I watched a cute movie the other day on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. It&#8217;s called Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I blogged about the movie&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/time-for-them-to-come-home-for-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie is about a young woman who has amnesia. Since she can&#8217;t remember her identity &amp; has no ID, they call her Jane. Jane is troubled about not knowing about her past &#8211; I&#8217;m sure most would feel this way if they couldn&#8217;t remember their identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve noticed amnesia is a popular trope used in romance novels and romance movies. Although it is often used, I seldom hear about such an illness in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Have you, or someone you know, ever suffered from amnesia? How long did it take for the memories to come back &#8211; if such memories came back at all?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve noticed in films and books that usually amnesia occurs because of some sort of accident, like a blow to the head, which rattles the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been toying with the idea of doing an amnesia story some day, so, thought I&#8217;d ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a few pics of our son playing in the band! He&#8217;ll be home for Christmas in a few weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"946\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4468\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4469\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of Christmas homecomings &#8211; Jamal in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cinnamon-Kisses-Bakery-Romance-Book-ebook\/dp\/B079KTKMCB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinnamon Kisses<\/a>&nbsp;loves returns home for the holidays. As a professional cruise-ship pastry chef he shares his passion by creating delicious desserts! A dreamer &#8211; he longs to own his own bakery. I think all of us can relate to Jamal. We might have dreams, and we&#8217;d love to see those dreams come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas is a time for love, baking, and good times with family. It&#8217;s also a time to re-connect with old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cinnamon-Kisses-Bakery-Romance-Book-ebook\/dp\/B079KTKMCB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinnamon Kisses<\/a>&nbsp;is a sweet, delicious Christmas novel &#8211; it will warm your heart and soul during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jamal returns home &#8211; he finds out that his mom is sick &amp; struggling. He wants to help her and take care of her. Worried, he prays for his mom&#8217;s healing as he runs into Kelly, his first love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly has always resented her overbearing father &#8211; and longs to escape from her home. She&#8217;s never lived on her own. She feels that it&#8217;s time to make some important changes in her life. She reconnects with Jamal. He&#8217;s like a breath of fresh air that brightens up her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamal has a problem, and it appears that Kelly is one of the few people who can help him to solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cinnamon-Kisses-Bakery-Romance-Book-ebook\/dp\/B079KTKMCB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinnamon Kisses<\/a>\u00a0is a novel that will tug at your heartstrings. If you&#8217;ve already read it, then purchase a copy for a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"389\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" src=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4471\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Have a blessed week! If\/when you decorate your home for Christmas, please share pics! 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