“My hair looks really good, I don’t think I’ll shower this morning, ” announced Ian as he stared at his image on his computer screen. Looking over his shoulder during his zoom class, I first noticed the smirks from his classmates and then in the next moment realized why… Ian was not muted when he made his proclamation. OOOPs. …
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Impractical Hope
Have you ever asked a question and regretted it the moment you received the answer? That would be a big fat yes for me. A Starting Point While standing on God’s goodness, and praying for direction, I’ve been digging through my accumulated resources. After three years as an active member of the traumatic brain injury community, my stack of information…
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The Conundrum…
We left Gunnison, Colorado on the Sunday touted to be the “peak weekend” for fall foliage. In the middle of nowhere, headed to Estes Park, we hit the mother of all traffic jams. With no cell service we couldn’t find an alternate route even if there was one. Doug resorted to the radio for entertainment and found a scratchy signal…
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Enjoy the Ride
After a wonderful escape to the mountains I enjoyed one night in my own bed before a whirlwind trip back home to PA for my Daddy’s graveside service. You would think with all the travel time writing down my thoughts would be easy. Even though my head is spinning, I’m still trying to un-jumble it all. Graveside Service The graveside…
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Tough and Tender
According to family lore from the early 70s, I was a precocious preteen and a second mother to my brother David. A strong willed, disobedient “handful,” David was 7 years younger than I. In school, I was the brown-nosing teachers pet. David was the distracted, uncooperative and disinterested first grader. The Bribe That summer our mother, desperate to help David…
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