We, finally, made it over to my brother and sister in law’s last night and got to meet our little neice, Kaitlyn. She’s so tiny, at 7 lbs 11 ounces she’s very small compared to the rest of the boy McBride babies. (I was 10 and a half pounds, which is just average for my family..*L*)
And we’re off! I’ll be in Boston all weekend, and Monday for an extended weekend. It’ll be a nice little break from the monotony that has become everyday work life. Hopefully I can come back Tuesday and feel somewhat refreshed, and have killed the road trip crave for a little while anyway!
Pin From one survivor to another, have a very happy, healthy, and peaceful holiday. Or, at the very least, enjoy the time away from the hustle of the work day and look forward to a new year of healing in 2015.
I was reminded of this last week, and this month’s Carnival Against Child Abuse focus on relationships had me thinking even more about it. I think, as survivors, we have a tendency to want to hold on to the people we consider friends, for fear that we’ll be abandoned yet again, or be alone, etc….
Pin We need each other now, as always. We need our community. We need our connections. We need to know that we are not alone in this. So, let me, in the midst of my own exhaustion, do this one thing. If you’re feeling hopeless, angry, anxious, depressed, etc. because of the state of the world, or the state of your job, the losses you’ve suffered, the issues you are fighting for, the struggle to hang on to hope, you are not alone. I am with you. I see you. I share your exhaustion, frustration, anger, and your need for rest. Whether we’ve talked about this personally, or if you’re simply holding this all in and trying to keep it together, I see you. I’m with you. We are together in this, and we should share the little bits of hope with each other. They may be hard to see, but the more of us who are dedicated to looking for them, and sharing them, the more of it we’ll draw strength from.
Over the weekend, while we were taking a bit of a break to celebrate our anniversary, one of the stops Angela wanted to make was to The Ridges, in Athens, Ohio. It’s the site of a former insane asylum, most of which is now part of Ohio University. There is one building that is still…
The weekend started with the Jazz and Rib Fest Friday night, then checking out the Karamazov Brothers and the finale of the orchestra and fireworks at the Lancaster Festival Saturday night. It’s already been a fun-filled summer weekend. Hope you’re finding a way to enjoy yours!
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