Tag Archives: child sexual abuse

… fighting to be… free

Posted on January 10, 2023 by oct17

Would you believe I asked Google this morning… are birds happy? I was watching a male red cardinal out my window; he looked so bright and cheerful. I thought surely birds are happy. Would you believe Google answered “yes, birds … Continue reading →

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… sharing a heart issue…

Posted on November 9, 2022 by oct17

I wonder, oh, I wonder where the little faces go…                                                                     … that come and smile and stay awhile and pass like flakes of snow. This is not one of my normal blog posts; thank you for granting me this privilege … Continue reading →

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… enjoying Now…

Posted on September 20, 2021 by oct17

“I believe that only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present,” wrote novelist Storm Jameson. “Most of us spend fifty-nine minutes an hour living in the past—or in a future that we either … Continue reading →

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