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Monthly Archives: August 2017

To focus or not to focus

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Stephanie Willard
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You will have to forgive me as this blog will be a bit shorter.  I am juggling a lot of potentially great things right now, and my mind is distracted on dotting i’s and crossing t’s. However, I read an amazing article this week by Thomas Joiner.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, anxiety attack, death, depression, focus, loss, mental health, Thomas Joiner | Leave a reply

Eclipse 2017 – another life-changing event

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Stephanie Willard
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Yesterday was the eclipse.  Here in Oregon, there was a large part of the state that was going to be in totality, so we decided to camp near it and head in the morning to a spot to see the big event.   Continue reading →

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Grateful…for a cruise!?

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Stephanie Willard
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A cruise you may ask?  Well, it is not exactly the cruise itself, but the people who were on it… Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged death, depression, Dougy Center, family, gratitude, murder suicide, suicide | Leave a reply

A Parody

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Stephanie Willard
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As we were coming home from a wedding on Sunday, I was perusing the beauty of the day.  Two people on this crazy journey called life dedicating their lives and love to each other in front of their community.  I was thinking of writing about that this week until I was distracted by the smoke on the horizon.

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My mom

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Stephanie Willard
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Sometimes I know exactly what I want to write about, sometimes not. Today was the latter. However, when I woke up and was reminded of my Facebook memories, I knew what I would share with you today. It has been thirteen years since my mom died… Continue reading →

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