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Ignorant I didn’t start out my life knowing much about forgiveness. But, while in the second grade, as part of my religious upbringing, my peers and I made our first confession. First confessions were mandatory before we made our first communion. Both were requirements of my family and the church.  Though catechism classes trained me…

I’m Not Risk-Free Relationships are always a venture. We never know for sure what may or may not transpire when our lives merge or affiliate with others.  There are a handful of people who know me well enough to know that a relationship with me is not risk free. Over the years, my husband, best…

Survival I am a voracious reader. I read about six books a month and of those six books a month, I find myself reading a few books from the WWII era. I may be drawn into a WWII biography, memoir or a historical fiction. But no matter which of those genres grab my attention, I…

Fearful  Presently, I have the privilege of teaching adults how to swim or how to be better swimmers. Now, instead of teaching reading, writing and math to fourth graders, I now have the privilege of teaching group or private swim lessons to adults with varying skills.  But, before we ever get our feet wet, I…