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I’m sitting here dissociating like hell. I feel them right behind my eyes. Heaven help me. I hope this post makes sense. When I was importing my photos to my computer, I saw some my husband, D. had taken of me before and after I went into residential treatment. I almost gagged. There is a […]
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After spending six happy days with our family, it was time to head home. Time to say goodbye to our family. Goodbye is so bitter-sweet. I’m ready to go home, but not ready to leave the family behind. I lov eyou, all! Here’s C. and O. goofing off on Blue Ridge Parkway. Good times. C. […]
Read MoreFriedrich Nietzsche said, “Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.” This was the quote for my daily mediation today. I have to admit I’ve fallen prey to resenting the majority of my life and those who’ve played a role in its demise. It’s natural to resent being hurt, but […]
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Last night my god-daughter was learning how to make fried okra but felt the okra would suffer if she didn’t have on an apron. Seriously, C., where did I go wrong? She stops cooking for just a moment to pose for me. She’s almost fourteen years old. They grow up so fast. C. is getting […]
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Still writing from Tenneesee. We are a little crowded in the van, even with the two middle seats taken out. These are two faces only a mother could love, and I love them very, very much. On the other side of Twizzler and O. is our other god-daughter, C. She’s sleeping and drooling all over […]
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