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Janelle Whitaker's avatar

Brooke, I stumbled upon your substack and have been feasting on your posts for the last few days. I even watched Babette's Feast so I could properly finish your love letter to artists :) You have an incredible gift and I'm so happy to be following along! Keep going!

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Brooke Anderson's avatar

Janelle, this absolutely made my day! Thank you thank you for taking the time to be so kind. It truly means the world. I hope you liked the movie!

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Sarah Neely's avatar

My heart broke while reading and I found myself in tears. “Nothing of valued was actually gone”. Thank you for sharing this, I am so grateful you are both safe!

I look forward to making these muffins, maybe with our twins.🤍

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Brooke Anderson's avatar

Thank you Sarah! What kind words. Man, that would be fun, wouldn’t it?

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Sarah Neely's avatar

Yes!!🥰

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The Sweet Deep's avatar

I’m so sorry to hear about this misfortune! I pray your nerves will settle again in your home. Praise God for protecting so many things you still cherish!

You have such a way with words! So talented!

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Brooke Anderson's avatar

Oh thank you friend. Taking all that kindness to heart. Nerves are def settling. :)

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The Moonflower Chronicles's avatar

OKAY OKAY I had to read this out loud to my husband. I am SO SAD your home...your nest...your safe space was violated. That makes me angry. And how terrible so many others in your city have been dealing with the same. BUT your reorienting perspective has spun ash into gold. I am amazed they left the recording studio untouched (seriously, were angels guarding that space, blinding the thieves' eyes to it? Miraculous). But as you said, your true treasures were still there. All those things the thieves looked over are of more value than money! Most of all, I'm very glad you're both okay and are now reclaiming the sacredness of your most important space!

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Brooke Anderson's avatar

We absolutely think there were angels. They didn’t even seem to know the studio was there, which is WILD. Thank you for your kind words, love! We did not get out of this unscathed but we certainly came to the other side knowing how loved and protected we are.

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