Helpless, Powerless, Angry

I drove into the parking lot of an automobile dealership a while back when I was looking for where I could get my vehicles software upgraded. I suddenly felt very uncomfortable and like I needed to get away from their as fast as I could. I drove off quickly. As I was driving home IContinue reading “Helpless, Powerless, Angry”

Learning and Growing

I have been learning about myself, growing in my understanding of not only myself but also about other people and dealing with differing viewpoints. I have so much that I want to write about and share that I get overwhelmed and end up not writing anything. I am working on some blogs about mental healthContinue reading “Learning and Growing”

I T00K A BREAK

I have not blogged for over a year because I needed to step back and evaluate what I was trying to do with the blog. I started it with the intention of sharing my story of working at a youth behavioral health residential facility in Missouri. I thought it was a story that needed toContinue reading “I T00K A BREAK”

who I am and why I do

Originally posted on BE FOR KIDS:
I am a 66 yr widow, step-mom, aunt, great-aunt, grandma, mother-in-law, daughter, step-daughter, sister, step-sister, sister-in-law, USMC veteran, retired telecom engineer, prayer associate and youth residential behavior care worker. These are all part of who I am today and who I will become as I continue my journey as…

Full of Hope

I had lived or worked with many different types of people who were not raised anything like I was, which helped me to see things from different perspectives. I thought I had seen pretty much anything and was mostly shock proof. My last job experience not only showed me some sides of life I hadContinue reading “Full of Hope”

Let Me Tell You a Story

Teenage girl with no sense of self worth, looking desperately for love, affection and acceptance ends up getting pregnant. Child is born. Parents fight all the time. Father and mother are physically and verbally abusive to each other. Baby cries because they feel unsafe and scared. The baby’s needs to be nurtured, held, fed andContinue reading “Let Me Tell You a Story”