My Last Pregnancy 1989 Before I knew I was pregnant we decided to go tobogganing as there had been a good snowfall overnight. It was a Sunday morning and we hoped to be among the first people on the hill. As it turned out we were the only ones on Read more
Readings The Year 1986 While still married to Darrell I made friends with a mother of two young children, our oldest sons’ attending the same school. We both did a great deal of volunteering at the school and enjoyed each other’s company. We had similar problems with our husbands, both Read more
Letter to Helen This letter was written as an exercise during my time in my group therapy. I wanted her to know how very small she could make me feel, taking away any sense of individuality I tried to possess. Dear Mom; The Christmas season is upon us again. The Read more
Passport 1989 I was thirty years old when I discovered I did not officially exist. I suppose this must seem rather strange, for how can one not exist when standing here with a legal identity? But indeed, to my great shock I was about to discover there were no records Read more
Author’s note; Before you begin your relationship with this story, I am going to intervene. Because I do want you to have a relationship with it. Be angry, be sad, mystified, confused, be everything I was as I experienced these stories. In order for the experience to be a more Read more
**note; any blogs that are associated with the book Finding Home will have a title that includes the name of the book at the beginning. In this way, if you are not interested in the story you can skip by those entries. Anything else wil be labeled for the particular Read more
**Authors note; I have decided to join these pages together Which seem more appropiate when giving the book in this way. I have also decided not to give the “Table of Contents” as it seems irrelevant for this format. The book will be shared in the correct order however.
Childhood is a time of magic and mystery; so much to learn and we seem more able in our youth to believe in the unbelievable. The Easter bunny is such a concept, how did this story come to be? With the coming of spring the days become longer, there is Read more
Finding Home by Gabriel In working together over these many months, we have both relived the past which has not been easy. At times we both fell into moments of quiet despair, but picked ourselves back up and kept going. I would have to say it was I more than Read more
I think there is always a time when doing a project such as this when someone like me does not know which way to turn. I really do not know how to believe in myself as my life has taught me not to. This is not me looking for sympathy, Read more