Happy V-Day 2012: Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Water’s Third Anniversary!
Happy V-Day, dear readers and subscribers! Wow! It is hard to believe this all started just three years ago today. You all have changed and expanded my life […]
Category Archives: Journey to Joy (J2J)
Nobody’s Perfect
Sunday’s Facebook Favorites
Julie Owens finds the BEST political cartoons and comments. Thanks for the belly laughs, Julie. Why do so many pro”life” folks vote against funding to care for children once they are […]
A Week of Snow in Seattle
On January 14, 2012, it started to snow in Seattle. I noticed the world was a soft black and white. One of the things I most love about living in […]
11-11-11: Wearing Purple & Free at Last
Tonight I’m celebrating my 400th post with Bitzie curled up next to me and wearing her purple. We are celebrating the veteran survivors of wars fought with the terrorists […]
Baa-Baa, Black Sheep, Bye-Bye!
Dysfunctional families love to have their black sheep ~ the scapegoat ~ someone who is sacrificed to the wolf to protect the flock from its own internal shizza. Oprah was […]
Happy Birthday, Nancy Carroll!
Nancy Carroll is the pen name for one of my favorite bloggers ~ she wrote the phenomenal Rights for Mothers blog. Today’s her birthday, and I’d like to invite you […]
Excellence Award: Everett Downtown Storage
Sunny Allen-Estes and Pat Sievers Lindsey Legaspi referred me to Everett Downtown Storage, where my treasured belongings were exceptionally safe while I was homeless for three months. Everett Downtown […]
Shout-Out: Rodeo Inn
While I was homeless for three months, I stayed at the Rodeo Inn in Lynnwood, WA. I became quite fond of the team that operates the motel. Their mascot Rocky (a […]
Thank You: It Takes a Village to End Homelessness
Sixth months ago today, I became homeless. Three months ago today, I moved into my new home. Sixth years ago today, my father passed away from a stroke. Yesterday, I […]
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