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To the world, you're just one person,
but to one person, you may be the world....

you don't love someone because they're beautiful...
they're beautiful because you love them.....

updated November 28, 2004

"Wisdon is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it." ~David Starr Jordan

This present, never-to-be repeated moment with your family is the moment that matters. Don't miss it.

"Courage is the power to let go of the familiar." ~Raymond Lindquist

WHEN YOU TALK, YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW; WHEN YOU LISTEN, YOU OFTEN LEARN SOMETHING. ~~Jared Sparks

Each family member is special in her or his own way. Appreciate the differences in ages, development levels, abilities, experiences, and limitations. They give your family variety, richness, substance, character and strength.

Loving touch goes deep--all the way to the soul. Use back pats, quick hugs, goodnight kisses, and delicate tickles to reassure, affirm, and comfort. Touch says "I love you" in countless ways.

HOME
To some, a foolish move; to some, a courageous venture. I moved my home and family 1300 miles away. I left behind my family of origin. I left behind life-long friends. They still live there but now I live here.
My friends are still with me. Family that was with me before are still with me. My relationships have not undergone many changes, except I don't get as many hugs, and I have no familiar faces here to go shopping with. I can't witness the rapid changes of growth of my neices and nephews. I really miss that.
BUT, what I REALLY left behind was a lifetime of worry. I left behind not being able to make ends meet. I left behind going to food pantries to feed my family. I left behind the phone ringing with bill collectors demanding money that I did not have. I left behind watching my home fall down around my ears. It needed siding and roof work done. I'd stretched our budget to the max to replace the furnace already.
What I left behind was an impossible situation. On fixed income, I had no way to meet the challenges that would be coming my way. I had no way to assure myself of a decent place to live, both in the present, and in the future. I left behind the uncertainty and worry and scrambling that goes along with being poor.
What I found here was sanity. I am living within my means. I am meeting challenges and able to problem-solve, as I have the resources to do that now. I did not RECOUP FINANCIALLY as has been stated in papers filed in court by Paul against me. It was never about being rich, EVER, and you are a fool and grossly misguided to even suggest that. It IS ABOUT finding solutions, and taking care of my family, which must be a concept that is new to some. I've been doing it all of my adult life.
This was a tough move for all of us. It has brought about many changes, most of them, welcome ones. Our strength lies in our adaptability, of which all of us have shown we are capable. Our HOME is where we are. We are a family, ever-changing and ever-growing. There is always room for change, and always movement for the better outcome.
I love my family. I love our home. I appreciate everything that everyone has done to get us to this point in our lives.
Thank you Tommy, Brandy, Lindsey and Daniella! I love you all.