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About Me
- Enchanted Oak
- I'm a poet, gardener, and freelance writer who lives in California by the coast, in a small town surrounded by pastures, woods, and vineyards. Other things I am: recovering LA magazine editor and recovering alcoholic, wife of a tolerant man, mom to two beautiful daughters, mistress of beagles and cats, lover of mysteries and photography, a survivor of suicide, depression, addiction, and sundry minor ailments. I write for a living and write poetry for life.
My Credentials
“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.” (Oscar Wilde)
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My Therapist
You’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem. (Eldridge Cleaver)
My Crazy Potato
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Cat Invents Hearing Aids!
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. (Thomas Edison)
Without Fail
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” (Art Linkletter)
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We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. (John W. Gardner)
Survival Tip #19
My strength lies solely in my tenacity. (Louis Pasteur)
I'm a recovering Lutheran
"This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished, but it is going on, this is not the end, but it is the road." (Martin Luther)
A Philosophy of Life
“It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.” Samuel Johnson
Go Figga
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My AA Recovery Story
I got sober in 1990 after a life of drug and alcohol addiction, and I had 15 wonderful years. Then I moved and left my homegroup behind. I didn't replace my sponsor, who had died. I didn't work with newcomers, and I went to only one meeting a week. Ultimately, I didn't stay sober. I experienced that strange mental twist, and I picked up. But I jumped back into the program, and my life has continually gotten better. I'm married to a man with 23 years of sobriety, and we work our program at home. AA is the hub the wheel of my life revolves around. I've been able to explore a creative side of my personality that once lived only under the influence of drugs. I have perfect moments during each of my precious days. We are none of us invulnerable to that strange mental twist that precedes the first drink, and all that stands between us and the drink is our constant thought of others. My prayer these days is: God, do your will in and through me today. If I can be an inspiration to others, then my life is rich. God bless you all.
Rosebud on Ice
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. (Anne Bradstreet)
24 comments:
Hope all goes well, Chris...what are we doing up so late?????
I will. I hope that you are okay and ensconced in some protective armor for yourself.
always praying...
You got it, chica.
Prayers said.
♥namaste♥
Hi, Chris.
Hope you are resting now that mom is in a facility. It will be good for her. I wonder how they deal with the nighttime there? You are in our prayers, and you need a rest and a re-coup. Coccoon for a while and do what you do that's best for YOU today.
p.s. a change of location usually shifts the progression of the dementia quickly down another level, whether it involves a trip, a hospital, or a new house.
Prayers are coming your way. I pray that all goes well and that your mom is in safe hands and that the Lord will watch over her. I pray that the Lord will watch over you and keep you safe and that you find a place closer to you that is more affordable.
I also hope that you can get some sleep now. Sleep is wonderful.
Loving one's parent is important and you are a blessing for your mom, and you will be blessed too. You can only do what you are able and I am thankful you found a place for her.
God bless.
I have been keeping up with this terrible time you have been going through, over the holiday. It's truly unbelievable. I cannot imagine how you must feel with the world suddenly turned upside down in the way that it has. Please email me if you want to talk.
I'm boggled that the FBI did this. Did they not think of the aftermath? Obviously not, but Holy Cow...I still can't believe this happened the way it did. What huge trauma both you and your mom have gone through in the interests of the FBI!
Keeping you in my prayers. I'm glad your Mom is settled for now. Don't forget to take deep breaths...
You are most definitely in my prayers. Have you been able to catch up on your rest and renewal? I hope this is the solution that works and that your Mom will be able to make the adjustments.
You got it!
I am praying .....
Have been for a few days now. Take care. You will get through this!
Oh my! I caught up with the news and I am praying for you and her. God watch over both of you.
That's where I'm at. Glad to have your company in writing those checks.
What can I say except I'm praying for you, Chris. I'm dealing with a similar situation which I wouldn't wish on anyone. My mom is on an anti-psychotic to keep her from hitting the staff at the nursing home where she lives. Whether she still needs it now, is anyone's guess.
Waiting for the true and final healing........
M.E.
Chris...
What a whirlwind of events!
Chin Up!
Endeavor to persevere...
Let your faith keep you strong.
And you'll get by with a little help from your Friends...G
I wish you both all the best!
You're always in my prayers.
It is good to know your mom is in a place that she is safe and being taken care of. I hope you are taking care of yourself.
I will keep you all in my prayers.
prayers for you and mom...
A heart full for you all.
xo
erin
Chris, I'm so sorry for what you are having to go through with your Mom. My prayers are with you.
Hi, Chris. Sorry I haven't been around. I'm actually in beautiful CA right now. Still thinking of you (especially here) and praying for you to have strength through this.
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