Bereaved and Blessed

19 Years in 19 Words

April 10, 2026

19 years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. Though I don’t post as often or consistently as I have in the past, I am still grateful to have this space to share and process life. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and 14 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]

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My London Semester Journal II: Wednesday, April 10, 1996

April 9, 2026

Wednesday, 4-10-96 11:40 PM London 5:40 PM E-Town This week has pretty much been full of my preparing for & taking finals! I am gonna copy into here highlights from an e-mail I wrote to Mom, Dad, Meg, & Kelly about this weekend & early this week cuz I am tired & don’t feel like […]

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My London Semester Journal II: Monday, April 8, 1996

April 8, 2026

Monday, 4-8-96 7:55 PM En Route Back to London 1:55 PM E-Town OKAY, WITHOUT FURTHER A DEW… THE REST O’ SCOTLAND: So Saturday morning (3-30-96) we went on this great, though very long, tour of Edinburgh! Our tour guide was a real character! He was very proud to be Scottish to say the least… 🙂 […]

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My London Semester Journal II: Friday, April 5, 1996

April 3, 2026

Friday, 4-5-96 5:15 PM en route from London to Southampton 10:15 AM E-Town Time is going by at lightning speed now… I have so many things going through my mind from traveling, to finals, and so on… I have to hand write my London History paper, which is a pain, but it is making me […]

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My London Semester Journal II: Tuesday, April 2, 1996

March 29, 2026

Tuesday, 4-2-96 1:45 PM London 6:45 AM E-Town Well, I just said goodbye to Lori. 🙁 With the help of ISA office staff & her mercedes cab driver we got her all packed into the car & off to Heathrow airport! It was really sad. It was really hard to see her go. It has […]

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Okay, Within Reason

March 25, 2026

“You okay, within reason?” the mammogram tech asked me, almost rhetorically, each time before tightening the compressor even more on my right breast and telling me to hold my breath. She was apparently really focusing on an area they were concerned about. I was okay (enough) and it still hurt a lot. Today I had […]