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THE INTERSECTION
This is a post that I wrote for our church blog. We all find ourselves at intersections in life; but this is unlike one of those spiritual intersections. Read along as I go for a leisurely drive with my middle son to the intersection and get a snippet of what it can be like if we are the hands and feet of God. I have five sons, of my own; And, I have had to teach and practice driving with four of those five sons, thus far (number five is still too young to drive, thank God). So, essentially to…
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WHEN MY STEPSON COMPLETED SUICIDE
It is a very unseasonably warm November night and I am laying in a hotel that overlooks the river. I can see and hear barge horns from the patio door as the barges are slowly pushed down the river by pusher boats. They are illuminated with blue and green lights against the dark night sky. My husband lays beside me. He breathes deeply, letting me know that he is asleep. We were running–not far, mind you–just two hours from home; far enough to be enough and close enough to be back home by bedtime, we thought. But, once we were…
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10 Things to Look For: Suicide Prevention
FOREWORD After a stepchild has completed suicide is no time to reflect on fault or blame, pointing fingers this way and that; however, for the sake of writing a blog post that may help someone else, I am going to share about a lot of my own personal experiences here. It is not my intention to hurt anyone with what I have written. INTRODUCTION I had known my current stepchildren most of their lives. We attended church together. I was married to my ex-husband and was step-parenting his three children, as well as parenting my five sons; we were a…
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Aftermath of Completed Suicide
IN PROCESS. CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR COMPLETION. DEADLINE DATE: 12.15.20
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KAYAKING SOLO AS A WOMAN
Confidently loading and unloading a kayak and which vehicle is best for transportation.
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FLORIDA VACATION DURING A PANDEMIC
We decided to take a St. Augustine, Florida vacation on this particular year. It was, also, the year of the Corona Virus pandemic. So, we were iffy about whether to take a trip or not, but eventually decided to go, anyway. And, I am so glad that we did. FLYING DURING DURING A PANDEMIC Our vacation was not a typical Florida vacation because of traveling in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Actually, we traveled during what some people are coining the “second wave” of the virus. Many things were open, but we were back to wearing masks, social distancing…
