I had another counseling session today. I read her the post, Good Mourning. As I read the tears arrived. As they streamed down my face I cleared my throat and read on. When I finished she told me that Quinn and I are grieving for two completely different reasons. Quinn is grieving the Gege that he [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Afraid of the Thaw
Posted in Alcoholism, Grief, memory, tagged God, grief, Honolulu, mother, New Hampshire, Parent, Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Sandwich on August 31, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Dig a Little Deeper
Posted in teaching, tagged Boat, Environment, Fish, lake, Lake Lanier, United States, Water, Water Resources on August 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the day on Lake Lanier yesterday and I could help but think about the complexities of the lake. We started of in calm water it was just beautiful. The kids loved seeing all the sailboats, waterskiing,and jetskiers in the water. We were able to find an island to drop anchor and fish. I jumped in [...]
Through time into healing
Posted in Grief, memory, tagged Aunt, family, grief, Holiday, mother, Thanksgiving on August 25, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I have been so caught up in my grief that I forgot that it’s not just me that’s grieving. I spoke with my aunt today and as soon as she heard my voice she broke down. She just started hysterically crying. She told me she needed to have a picture of her and my mom [...]
God Gives us Rainbows
Posted in Grief, memory, tagged family, friendship, God, Home, Intensive care unit, mother, Sleep deprivation, Television on August 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou It possible that it’s just the lack of sleep and that my brain’s not properally functioning yet or maybe it was the letter asking God to take a few things off my plate, but I feel like I have finally come to grips [...]
An early morning letter
Posted in Grief, Humor, memory, tagged Conditions and Diseases, Health, Insomnia, mother, Organizations, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorder on August 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dear God, It’s me Dana. It’s 1am and I cannot sleep. I am on my third day of being sick and I am pretty sure it’s from lack of sleep. I guess that means I won’t be feeling better in a few hours when I have to go to work. I was wondering if you could [...]
Small Blessings
Posted in teaching, tagged Child, Children Youth and Family, Education, family, Home, No Child Left Behind Act, Parent, Private school on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Teacher’s Prayer James Metcalf I want to teach my students how– To live this life on earth, To face its struggles and its strife And to improve their worth. Not just the lesson in a book, Or how the rivers flow, But to choose the proper path, Wherever they may go. To understand eternal [...]
Never a Question
Posted in Alcoholism, Grief, memory, tagged Child, family, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Home, Mental Health, mother, Parent, Student on August 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Today has been a difficult day. I think the lack of sleep did me in and I was really sick this morning. I wasn’t sure I’d even make it to orientation. I got it together and arrived at school at 9am so Quinn could meet his teachers. It was very sweet how many people came [...]
Discouraging
Posted in Grief, memory, tagged Auctions, Buyer, EBay, Negative feedback, PayPal, Servers, Shipping, Shopping on August 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
After my mom got sick I started selling on eBay to make up for the two jobs I had to quit. I used to really enjoy it. My mom, my boys and I would go shopping at Goodwill and outlets looking for things to sell. My mom loved to take the things we bought home [...]
“Of Course!!”
Posted in Humor, tagged Continuing education, Distance Learning, Divorce, Education, Learning, Plumbing, Textbook, United States on August 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In Marietta, there is a continuing education school that takes place in a local high school at night. The course book arrived today and I was looking through it to try to find a sign language class that I could take as a refresher course. I not only found the class I was looking for I found [...]
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