raising kids the hard way
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Meet Persey and Vera

Perseverance Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. That’s what Dave was talking about when he told the kid living at our house, “You obviously never met Persey and Vera.” The kid looked at him, puzzled.  “No, I never did. Who is Persey and Vera?” he asked….

complex mental illness
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Out of the Shadows [My Journey with Complex Mental Illness] – A New Book

The Shadows Kathy has complex mental illness. Her diagnosis  includes schizophrenia and OCD. I learned to know Kathy when I was in high school because she was the younger sister of a friend. When her sister and I went on two-mile walks to solve the world’s problems, Kathy and I smiled at each other before…

pick up your life
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Make It Safely Home

We make it here We met in the center of the Food Lion aisle. I moved aside so he could push his cart to the side. He limped along, walking carefully and slowly, hanging onto the shopping cart. He looked like one of those die-hard men who don’t give up, no matter the trouble. Of…

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