Well, it’s true. Just as I suspected summer came and my blogging capacity went kaput! I’m back now and here’s a snapshot of the activities my blog had to compete with for time and attention;
- My husband and kids left for a 2 month tour of Europe and Eastern Europe. Packing? You can’t imagine…
- I traveled to the NWMAF July summer SD conference and learned some amazing new strategies and philosophies. Thanks Linda, Clara, Joy, Nadia, Katy and Kate. AWESOME!
- I went back to my home town and met up with my sister who hadn’t been back home in 13 years. Talk about memory lane. Maybe even some Trauma lane!
-Then I met face to face with Lou my curriculum partner in Boston. We’ve been strategizing for a couple of years online and on the phone but we finally met up at the Moose Cafe! We worked like blazes and got a great deal done with our computers side by side for hours~
-Then my husband flew in by surprise from Poland and started talking to me one morning through my bedroom window. TOTALLY freaked me out – in a good way! I could NOT believe my eyes!!!
-Then Daisy got sick suddenly and died. That was so unexpected – so painful. Daisy did not have a good death. She suffered a great deal in her last days and it is still so difficult to think about – it rattles me to my core. Jake brought her body home in his backpack – through the security line at the airport. We were SO scared they would take her away! I’m so grateful she is here with us. She is wearing her little red jacket with the black velvet collar. I miss her so. I got home finally. Sad and completely isolated in this private altitude of grief.
- Got a job offer to teach self defense globally!! I had a choice to make – Global or USA. I did some footwork and left the results to God – totally open to either path. Soon the the way was clear – the global work took on a life of it’s own. (More on that later.)
-Then I met Eva, a little woods creature of a dog. She’s about 10 years old. Got her from a senior dog rescue; www.muttville.org Oh boy did we need each other. You can see a photo of her on Muttvilles website under the name “Lindsey”
- Finished my curriculums!!!! Working on the Training Manuals that go with them. This is such fascinating work and I have some travel lined up that will put me back in direct contact with the communities I’ll be serving. I can teach what I know and learn what the community knows. Together we can create something that addresses the needs of our clients. Yes!
I’m enjoying everything that is coming my way. It all has so much meaning to me.
Everybody who has helped me get through the past year – THANK YOU!
That’s 4 deaths and quite a few other types of challenges.
Ok, that’s my report for now! I’ve been wanting to write for so long I just seized the moment.
Best wishes to everyone ~ have a lovely summer.
