Life
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My Heritage
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? As my readers know, I was adopted when I was 6 weeks old. When I was in my early 20s, I decided to search for my biological family. I found them and I’ve been in contact with them over the past… Read more
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My Cross
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? When a child or adult is baptized and chrismated in the Orthodox Church, they receive a cross that they wear everyday. It is never taken off. Five years ago, I had a mental breakdown. The first thing I did was remove my… Read more
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Each New Day
Celebrate Life and Remember Each Day is a New Beginning I’ve struggled over the years with loss of family and friends. My desire to actually get up each morning. My faith and Bobby, my Service Dog in Training have brought me back to life. Rather than focusing on the past, I’ve chosen to move forward.… Read more
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New Beginnings
Oh my goodness, how many things have changed over the past 6 months. I’ve really not had much time to process everything. Bobby is doing well and he’s on track to becoming a service dog. In my limited spare time, I’ve been working on a miniature house that was built for me in 1980. I… Read more
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Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? Today has been a demanding day so this prompt is exactly what I needed to get some perspective of things. What brings me happiness? My faith ☦️ My friends who step up when I need a breath of fresh air 👩🧑🦼 My studies – PhD dissertation… Read more
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Enduring Friendships
Describe something you learned in high school. I graduated from high school 34 years ago. I’m grateful for the friendships I made growing up. I’m still in contact with many of my high school friends. They’ve come to my assistance many times over the years and I have been there to support them in their… Read more
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Spend More Time with God
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. Sometimes life becomes extremely hectic. Regular prayer time goes out the window. Exhaustion sets in with the daily needs I must focus on. Sadly, God is put further down my list and I find myself turning to God throughout the day with cries in my… Read more
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Life with Bobby
Life with Bobby has been hectic. He’s growing so quickly and learning so many new things. When he’s bored, he likes to drive Mummy crazy by stealing things and chewing on them. Another one of his favourite things to do when he’s bored is to steal paper and rip it up so Mummy can’t read… Read more
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Eastern Orthodox and Tattoos
The answer below is from https://favs.news/ask-an-eastern-orthodox-christian-tattoos-conversion By Nicholas Damascus Is it required to have a single tattoo removed if it was done before converting to the Eastern Orthodox Church? In my humble opinion, the question you ask is, at best, almost irrelevant. When converting to the Orthodox faith, one does not expect to go back… Read more
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Raising a Service Dog in Training vs Receiving a School Trained Service Dog
I’m extremely grateful for my 3 boys who were trained as service dogs through an organization. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to raise Bobby. Unlike my other boys, he’s only known 2 homes – the breeder family and me. I only had one who went from the breeding facility to foster care, to school,… Read more
Dr Kelly Fleming 