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Our lives are about to change

Originally posted 2014-06-13 22:43:09. We are at the end of one chapter of our lives. Our son graduated last year and now our daughter graduates tomorrow, June 14 2014. Every time I think about it I end up in tears, not necessarily sad tears, I think they are a mixture of emotions. From where we started to where we are now I thought things would have never been the way they are now. I have…

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A passion for helping others

Originally posted 2014-08-11 01:49:08. Here it is on a Sunday evening and I am sitting here watching my husband sleep. Which I am ok with. He is trying to struggle with his current job to try to transition from years in the Marine Corps to now transition to driving CDL (commercial driving) for a living. I recently had a big explosion of feelings return to me after speaking to my biological father on the phone.…

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If I had been taught

Originally posted 2021-06-24 07:53:37. By now if you have been following me you know I dated and had children out of my race. No big deal right? Well I feel like I have to say this in light of current events going around. Now this may be just me, someone else may see it differently. I don’t remember which post it was but I spoke about when I told my mom I was dating out…

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RIP Kobe

Originally posted 2020-01-26 15:29:02. It has been reported that NBA legend, Kobe Bryant long with 4 others were killed in a helicopter crash this Sunday morning in California. He has a wife and 5 children and reports have been that is wife was not with him but no word on his 4 children. I will update this post when more has been reported. I have see many posts regarding his career and what some have…

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The truth can be hard to see

Originally posted 2014-05-27 14:15:09. Originally posted May 27 2014 Well it has been almost 2 weeks since my last post. I have been having an enormous amount of discomfort from whatever is going on inside of me. Today I go for an ultrasound. Thank goodness someone finally ordered something I needed. I have just been beyond ready to find out the problem. On the other hand ignorance may be bliss because if it is something…

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Resources

Originally posted 2017-11-06 17:54:25. The Armed Forces Foundation – www.ArmedForcesFoundation.org.  The Armed Forces Foundation is a non profit organization that started in 2010 and is dedicated to providing comfort and solace to members of the military community through financial support, career counseling, housing assistance and recreational therapy programs. Vital programs are offered to active-duty and retired personnel, National Guard, Reserve components, and their loved ones. This website is full of wonderful assistance options for vets/families along with applications for…

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Update to Cancer testing

Originally posted 2023-04-13 09:00:00. FINALLY!! So I went and had the cancer testing done to see if I am genetically susceptible to getting cancer. Now, this doesn’t cancel out my risk since it is a family history thing but it doesn’t mean I will get it either. This is just to see if I from a genetic standpoint. I had the test done by UNC Oncology. The test was just a blood draw and that…

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Glass perspective

Originally posted 2020-02-07 18:22:24. I would say I have to agree. Some folks are always bitchin how bad they have it when they have it better than the next. We all have issues and life problems. As Americans we have more freedoms and privileges than others elsewhere in the world. We all have the same rights here to do as we please. Well, for the most part that is. Folks act like the world is…

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Hell No?

Originally posted 2023-04-12 09:00:00. This was a draft post from several years ago… There are some things I am struggling with and don’t know how to handle it. My children’s biological father, aka “sperm donor”, has other children. He has 3 other daughters by two othe women. The youngest two daughters have been trying to have a relationship with my kids (well all 3 have but lately it has been more the 2 youngest) For…

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