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[+] I’ve been struggling with severe depression and COVID-related fatigue for the last 2 1\/2 months. I didn’t know what was going on with the depression until I was supposed to have coffee with my former workwife Kim, and I was lying in bed trying to drag myself out. I didn’t know how seriously I needed that coffee date until she hugged me and I realized how much I missed seeing her and working with her. She and I get each other, and we bonded over our kids six years ago. I’m grateful that she had the time off from work and grad school for coffee.<\/p>\n
[+] I just finished a prayer shawl on March 30th of which I’m really proud.<\/p>\n
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I made it for Jay Bowen<\/a>, a local artist and elder with the Upper Skagit Tribe, with whom my church has a relationship. He happened to be there the next morning on Easter when we blessed it, and I had the privilege of draping it across his shoulders. The idea was that each panel was an individual piece of stained glass.<\/p>\n [+] Daniel just turned 15 this past Sunday. Here’s a picture taken on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n Why yes, he is quite a bit taller than I am. He passed me height-wise more than two years ago.<\/p>\n [+] I watch a lot of court cases on YouTube while I crochet, and a particularly maddening one was that of Rita Pangalangan who was convicted of murder along with her boyfriend of murder in the death of her daughter Cristina<\/a>. Her boyfriend put Cristina in a hot car, where she sat for more than hours while he and Rita got high on meth. As the mom of a disabled child, I kinda want to slap her face repeatedly. I mean, how could she do something so selfish and stupid?!?!?!? I have a severely disabled kid, and my rear passenger doors have the child locks engaged so that Daniel can’t open them in traffic (which he hasn’t tried to do for years, but I have no trust). You better darn well believe that I know where Daniel is at all times, and I don’t leave him in the car, especially in the summer. Getting high on meth just adds a layer of horror to the situation. I can’t fathom putting myself knowingly in a position like that where I would lose the ability to care for myself, let alone my child, without another competent adult taking care of Daniel. As a single mom with sole custody, everything relating to Daniel falls on me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So… [+] I’ve been struggling with severe depression and COVID-related fatigue for the last 2 1\/2 months. I didn’t know what was going on with the depression until I was supposed to have coffee with my former workwife Kim, and … Continue reading ![\"Daniel](\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/419244784_433936442545212_5443215644962605107_n-225x300.jpg\")
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