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Kinship With Cleveland
***Caution: There are graphic descriptions in this post. If you are concerned about being triggered, please do not read this.*** When the news broke of the three women in Cleveland who’d been held...
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How To Forgive The Unforgivable
…and How Forgiving Brings Freedom… The decision to forgive my dad was borne of a long labor. Although I’d always felt and said I wanted to forgive him, I couldn’t seem to actually do it. Maybe my mind...
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Book Review “Sober Mercies” by Heather Kopp
Heather Kopp’s book “Sober Mercies” is so much more than the courageous story of a woman facing her demons. She weaves her story of childhood experiences and adult choices in a vulnerable and honest...
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Living Life Forward, Understanding it Backwards
When we want to move forward, sometimes that’s the very best time to look backwards. “It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other...
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Letter to My Younger Self
theindiechicks.com Dear Denise, I understand how trapped, lonely, and sad you feel right now. Being ten years old is hard enough without the added burden of an abusive home. Dad is a mean and angry...
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“Mrs. M Died Today”
Robin Williams’ suicide continues to touch raw wounds. I have the honor of sharing a deeply touching story from “Mary” today. She very eloquently describes what it’s like to be left behind the wake of...
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Between Bookends…
Mom moved into an assisted living facility this month. She turned 90 this year, and she’s been legally blind for several years so it’s probably overdue. Still, it comes on the heels of me finding out...
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This is What I’ve been up to…
Two Grandsons -4 months apart!!!! Lucas arrived in January to our daughter and son-in-law… Dawson joined the party in May, to our son and daughter-in-law. These cousins are so cute, and has this Nana...
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Now I Understand
Over the years, I’ve heard several women say they had no intention of babysitting if they had grand kids, or even if they already had them. I was mystified. I couldn’t imagine feeling that way, and...
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I’m in awe of a recent experience that brought my classwork alive. The week before Thanksgiving, a speaker in my class was discussing how children deal with trauma. She was explaining how the brain...
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