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These are a few cards from previous years and their latest attempt is no exception. As indicated in this tweet below, they are giving the Crossing people cards with the expectation to hand out and invite.
I asked my son, who was 11 years old at the time, how he felt about the invite cards. "I felt I didn't have a choice. In addition to handing out cards to invite to church, I also was told we had to invite to youth group. They even threatened us saying that if more people weren't coming we couldn't have the youth group. Even though I could tell something wasn't right with what I was doing, the way they placed this obligation before us, it made it my main goal. I had the weight of the world on my shoulders passing out those cards. I felt I wasn't doing it right because sometimes I left it on a teacher's desk or slipped it in a locker and was too nervous to say it face to face. The Crossing made it clear that I was risking people going to hell if I didn't invite them to church. No matter how hard you invited it was never enough. There would be a new stack of cards the next week and you had to start it all again."
I have to ask you Crossing Church; how big is your God? Your loving God would allow his children to burn in hell just because someone didn't pass out an invite card? Gee...not much grace on tap here.
Bottom line: more people coming = more money coming in. This isn't a community of believers; it's business.


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By Russ Coop
It can be natural to make excuses, or rationalizations, about learning a new skill as an adult or child. However, those excuses are holding you back. Let them go and join the music education revolution that is taking place online right now.
Beginner guitar lessons that are found online, range from beginner to advanced, and covering every genre and every price range. You'll be looking for lessons that will help you learn most effectively and fit into your price range.
There are plenty of free lessons through numerous video web sites, and they are great, but they don't really help you "learn" to play guitar. Keep looking around until you find what works. Most people find some sort of video course to be helpful, but instructor style varies considerably. Keep this in mind when shopping for online lessons.
It is often the case that beginners can become frustrated in the early days of learning to play music. If you find that you are a person who becomes easily frustrated with new situations such as this, perhaps you can have some motivational words at the ready, or a good friend who will help you if you try to back out.
Remind yourself of the benefits and rewards you'll receive (admirers, tips, offers of free beer, confidence, etc.). The Internet is a great place to find groups of supportive and like-minded people. Search out a group of beginning musicians who can help support and motivate each other. Something like this may even be available to you within your beginner guitar lessons website.
It may be easier to learn the type of music that you enjoy listening to, since you already naturally enjoy it. Listen around for simple tunes, or even catchy commercial jingles that you can learn to play by ear. Frankly, not everyone needs to learn to read music; maybe you don't even want to. It can be very gratifying to learn to play by listening to, then copying the sounds you hear. You don't have to play music you don't like. Play what you like, just get started playing before it's too late!
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New version of PwGen Pro submitted to ApplePosted: February 17th, 2009 | Author: thomas | Filed under: Applications, AppStore, My Applications, PwGen Pro | Tags: AppStore, My Applications, PwGen Pro | Comments Off on New version of PwGen Pro submitted to Apple
this weekend I have uploaded a new version of PwGen Pro to Apple for approval. The new version number is 1.1 and it includes some bugfixes and a new feature.
- "Repeater" is a new function to generate and store passwords. It takes a base password and a target and generates a password from these two. The same combination of base and target will always result in the same generated password.
If you use mysecretbase as base password you could use the URL of a website as target to get a hash value based on this two words. It will always be the same as long as you use the same base and target.
- The number of generated passwords can now be set more detailed in lower regions. (1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5)
- The about text was editable
- The settings icon was changed a little bit
This is a free upgrade for all who purchased PwGen Pro.


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Sunday, September 30, 2007
The Collapse Is Now Complete
For some reason I thought there was a chance that Glavine might not pitch well, but not like this. 2007 will now go down as one of the saddest chapters in New York Mets history.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Pedro, Your Mates Need You Tonight
Tonight is why the Mets signed Pedro Martinez. I don't care how long he's been on the disabled list or that he's not the Pedro of '99. Tonight Pedro Martinez needs to come up with a big game for his ballclub.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
No Roger Clemens Till Playoffs
This is what the Yankees paid $25million for this season? A 6-6 pitcher?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Rex Grossman Out As Starting QB?
All I can is that if the rumors are true, it's about freaking time. Now maybe the Bears can concentrate on saving their season.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Jets: W-1, L-2
Had a good feeling Chad would come through and we'd get our first win today, but of course, we wouldn't be the Jets if we made it easy on ourselves. In other words against a pathetic Dolphins team the game shouldn't have been as close as it was.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Bonds and Giants Together No More
Well, it's official. Barry Bonds won't be finishing his career in a Giants uniform. I know that he still wants to get to 3,000 hits and play with the chance for that ever elusive championship ring, so if Moises Alou retires at the end of this year, the Mets should certainly take a look. But in all likelihood he'll end up playing DH in the American League, so wouldn't it be cool too see Bonds play a season in Fenway what with that wall?
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Floyd Landis Loses Tour de France Title
Barry Bonds has served as the face of steroids in sports mostly because he was chasing Henry Aaron's all-time HR record (or so the media has claimed), not because of his race or his relationship with scribes over the years. Well now that Bonds has broken the record and there's no concrete evidence that Bonds ever willingly used steroids, will Floyd Landis, who has shamed his sport beyond belief, get half the attention for using steroids as Bonds has gotten? I highly doubt it.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
O.J. Posts $125,000 Bail
The judge set O.J. Simpson's bail at $125,000, which he paid. There was no legal battle, the defense and D.A. agreed on the amount.
O.J. can return to Florida, but he must surrender his passport and he can't have any contact with witnesses.
Be interested in seeing O.J. wiggle his way out of this one.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Jets: W-0, L-2
First of all, we never play well against the Ravens--their defense is just too good. Secondly, while the comeback was gritty, there's no such thing as morale points in the NFL. Third, Kellen Clemens very decent performance should shut Jets fans up for awhile. Lastly, Thomas Jones has so far been a major bust.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Phillies 3, Mets 2
This game had the recipe for a Mets loss:
1) 44yo Jamie Moyer (sporting like a 8+ ERA in his last 5 starts) holds the Mets to two runs in seven innings.
2) A horrible umpire behind home plate
3) Predictably Willie decides not to squeeze with 1 out and Gomez on 3rd with reyes on 1st in the 8th; Castillo then strikes out (which he almost never does) and eventually Beltran strikes out with the bases loaded.
4) Aaron Heilman pitching in a tight game
Just a bad loss, now we have to take the next two to not only get revenge on the Phils, but to help us wrap up the N.L. East before this thing starts to get a 'lil dangerous.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Greg Oden Out For The Year?
Really bad news for Portland fans. I especially feed bad for those who already bought season tickets.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Stephon Marbury Is A Jerk
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Stephon Marbury is not a winner, but a selfish malcontent. Any team that puts Marbury on their roster deserves the consequences, which in every case is losing. Now Isiah Thomas' stupid loyalty to Marbury could come back to haunt not just his professional life, but his personal one as Marbury testified today about how much of a jerk he is at Thomas' sexual harassment trial.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Prayers For Kevin Everett
Seriously, this is just tragic . . . on a play Kevin Everett's probably made a thousand times before. You just hope that someday he'll be able to walk again.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Jets: W-0, L-1
Bad, just bad. Tom Brady had all day to throw. Thomas Jones did nothing. And stupid Jets fans cheered when Chad got hurt in the third quarter. Basically, we got mauled by a team that's been dominating us for far too long now. Eric Mangini should still be screaming right now, but we still gotta' put this one behind us quick.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Rick Ankiel Feelgood Story Could Be A Bust
If this news turns out to be true, than I'd love to see the media (esp. after they played up the "Roy Hobbs" angle so much) go after Ankiel the way they have Barry Bonds. However, I doubt that'll happen.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Serena Pisses Off The Media
Serena has always had a bit of an attitude so no surprise there, but this time she comes off as nothing but a sore loser.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Shaq To Wife: I Want A Divorce!
Kind of surprised by this news, still remember seeing them together with their kids on that hour-long episode of MTV's "Cribs" not too long ago and they seemed like they really belonged together. Shaunie gave Shaq four kids too so you know she's gonna' get paid like crazy. Something tells me that there's much more to this story.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
If Yankees Get Wildcard, Please Let Them Play Angels
Over here in NYC we have a media that acts like it's a God-given right for the Yankees to make the playoffs every year. Well, too bad if they don't (and yeah Joe Torre and Brian Cashman definitely need to go if that happens). But if the Yankees somehow do win the wildcard this year, wouldn't it be great for us Yankee-haters if had to face the Angels, whom they never, ever beat in the playoffs, much less the regular season? Yeah, that'd be kinda nice.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Appalachian St. Shocks The World!
I'm not much of a college football fan, but on name recognition alone this news surprised even me.
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- July 13, 2017
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Medical Device Security Workshop
July 13, 2017
Hosted by NH-ISAC, MDISS, & UC San Diego
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Agenda Topics:
Medical Device Security Considerations: Case Study
Medical Device Security: Prioritizing Patient Safety
NH-ISAC Information Sharing & MDSISC
MDRAP Overview
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~Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore.~
Henry Ward Beecher
This quote was on an Incredimail stat sent to me by a friend this morning.Oh my,she does know me well.The stat had a wonderful image in the background of a bookstore.I immediately saved it for I know I will use it and hopefully often!I have loved all things bookish since childhood.As I grew up poor I did not travel or have much adventure in my life.But in the pages of books I could visit distant lands if only in my imagination.And visit these far away places I did.I have often told my husband (as we passed by the local Borders Bookstore usually)that if money were not an issue in our life I could probably get in a fair amount of trouble in bookstores.:-) LOL So I shop for books at thrift shops(only rarely)and garage sales(quite often when possible!)and on occasion I have bought new(for the lowest price I could find)when it was a book I really wanted and knew my chances were oh-so-slim of finding said book at a garage sale or thrift shop.I have also availed myself of our local library on many occasions.I can look at their catalog online and then log in and request the books I want.They notify me via e-mail when they are ready for pick up!And speaking of books,I spoke with one of my older sisters over the weekend.She had a birthday so I called to wish her well on her day.As we chatted we somehow got on the subject of books and she proceeded to tell me she helps keep Barnes and Noble in business and will often buy books 4 at a time!Though we grew up somewhat together I just did not know there was another bookworm in my family(or writer of poetry like myself!).:-)That kind of thing often happens in families riddled with divorce like mine was.Add to the fact that she is 10 years older and had a different dad and well...you get the picture.I must call her again.Our chat ended before I could find out what books she bought recently.I am currently reading Vinita Hampton Wright's"The Soul Tells a Story."And I am re-reading a book by Ken Gire called"Windows of the Soul."And an e-book called"The Divine Artist"by Stephen Bennett."All great reads and wonderful writers.And speaking of writing...I had some thoughts while writing in my journal this morning.I was pondering my journal keeping history and how I had attempted a diary in childhood and a journal in my 20's.My 30's were my lean years as far as writing was concerned.I seldom did it.And when I attempted these past journal keeping endeavors my journals were filled with so much anger and hatred and other dreadful(to me) things that I did eventually throw away said journals.And with their removal much of the toxic emotions began to leave as well.Hallelujah!I am now nearing the end of my 40's(November 30 I will turn 48)and I have been regularly keeping a journal for a few years now.And it's been a joy.Life's trials have smoothed off many of the rough edges both without and within.Many journal pages now resound with praise to the only One who could make such a change within my soul.And I rejoice in Him and know that as life continues on within the pages of my journal that He will continue to give me cause to write down His praises for that is the kind of God we serve and love.


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The Enchanted Forest resembles a fairytale nestled on the side of a hill surrounded by trees, thatched roofed cottages, a log ride (among many other amusement rides), and even Humpty Dumpty. It is not your ordinary amusement park. Read on to find out why we love the Enchanted Forest.
The Enchanted Forest
My family and I were invited to visited the Enchanted Forest theme park. Everyone was thrilled to discover exactly what this place is all about. This park is located close to Salem, Oregon, in the town of Turner. It is a great destination to put on your map, especially if you are visiting the Oregon coast.
Storybook Lane
Entering the theme park, you begin your journey at the castle and follow a brick trail called Storybook Lane. This lane meanders through the forest. Along the way, you run into several fairytale characters including Alice in Wonderland. You can chase her down the rabbit hole, which is an adventure all of its own. You will also find the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe. Grab a potato sack and take a ride down the crazy slide. The best part about this slide is that it is big enough for adults to enjoy as well as the kiddos. I took quite a few trips down the slide right along with my kiddos. Watch out, as you make your way through Storybook Lane you will run into the candy cottage where Hansel and Gretel escape the grasp of the evil witch, too! Storybook Lane is full of everyone's favorite childhood stories.
What to Expect
Around every corner, you will find a little bit of whimsy. From Cinderella's glass slipper to trash cans inside of tree trunks, visiting the Enchanted Forest is like stepping into a storybook.
Take a look at all the different attractions, activities, and adventures laid out on their map. Stroll through Western Town, get spooked in the Haunted House, but first, you need to visit the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe.
First, you must start at the castle…. and follow the trail.
After you have found your way through the Crooked House, stumbled down Alice's Rabbit Hole, and met Humpty Dumpty, you can continue your adventure to different parts of the Enchanted Forest. Stroll on through Tofteville Western Town where you can explore the secret Indian caves. Visit the Old European Village where you will find Merlin's Magic Shop.
There are amusement rides for every age. With kiddy rides, an ice mountain bobsled, and even a log ride, everyone in the family will soon find their favorite ride at the Enchanted Forest.
Here we are some photos of our visit. My favorite ride was the log ride. My boys really liked the Challenge of Mondor. We went on these rides over and over.
The entire family had a magnificent time while visiting the Enchanted Forest. There is so much to do and see. We will definitely return again to enjoy another enchanted visit. What are you waiting for? It's time to visit the Enchanted Forest! Let's go!
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Chili is a fantastic high protein, high fiber, lo-glycemic meal, and is especially wonderful when cooked in large batches in a slow cooker (crock pot, whatever you want to call it...). This recipe makes a gigantic amount, so I freeze half of it. I like to use ground turkey instead of beef in my chili—all the other flavors are so great, even the heartiest beef eater won't really notice, and it cuts the fat content way down.
Simple Chili
adapted from Les DuLunch on TastyKitchen.com
Servings: 6–10
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1–4 hours
- 1 pound Ground Beef (or turkey)**
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 1 Green Pepper, Diced
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 4 cans (14 Oz. Can) Beans (red, black, kidney, chili, pinto, etc. I like variety, so I mix it up)
- 4 cans (14 Oz. Can) Diced No-salt-added Tomatoes'—you can always add salt later
- 4 Tablespoons Chili Powder, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons Ground Cumin, to taste
- Optional toppings: Tabasco, salsa, sliced jalapeños, non-fat sour cream, shredded white cheddar (white cheeses have less fat than yellow cheese, FYI)
Brown the ground meat with the onions, green peppers, and garlic together till the ground beef is no longer pink; drain (and rinse if you're worried about fat).
Turn the slow cooker to "high" setting. Drain and rinse the beans well. (This is supposed to help diminish the flatulence factor. Apparently the juices in canned beans causes most of the problem.) Add beans and tomatoes to slow cooker. I don't drain the tomatoes, as some of the liquid cooks off in the process.
Once the meat is cooked and drained, throw it in the slow cooker. Add the chili powder and cumin, and give it a good stir. Set your timer for anywhere from 1 to 4 hours. Pretty much once it's hot, it's ready to eat, but the longer it cooks, the better the flavors, in my opinion.
This chili tolerates variations well. Try adding unsweetened cocoa powder, brown sugar, star anise (remove before serving), cayenne, ground chipotles, beer, or red wine for some unique flavoring. I haven't tried any of these, but the original author of the recipe suggests them. Adding cocoa, brown sugar, beer, or wine will make this higher glycemic, so add at your own discretion.
Serve with Tabasco, salsa, sliced jalapeños, non-fat sour cream, shredded white cheddar, etc.
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**For a vegetarian version, cut three or four carrots into about a half-inch dice and brown them with the onions, green peppers, and garlic. The carrots make for a sweeter chili, but give the mouth-feel of meat. Maybe try some celery too.


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A cheeky teaser for John Frieda's new range, specifically designed for girls who colour and style their hair on a regular basis.. so basically all of us!
It sets out to repair the look and feel of your hair, whilst protecting it from heat damage without weighing it down!
Keep checking up on snapindex to see my review in the next week or so!


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Tiger lover 16: Ok, hello folks. Now I know I said my next update would be for It's the Philosophers stone, Charlie Brown, but don't worry, I'm not writing this as an ongoing story. Let me explain, I'm a big fan of Kingdom Hearts, and I thought it would be a marvelous idea to have a version with Charlie Brown as the keyblade weilder. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has any plans to do so anytime soon, and while I would very much like to write a whole story about that, I don't have the time with my other stories. But while I was trying to write for my main story, the thought about this story kept getting in the way. While I am unable to write it, I decided to do the next best thing. I've written a preview chapter based on the Awakening scene from the game, and at the bottom of the page I'll have a list of characters taking up the roles of the game characters, as well as the worlds Charlie Brown will be visiting, and a few other ideas for how to write the story. Why's that you ask, because I'm putting this story up for adoption. If any of you reading this feel up to the task, please feel free to write the story yourself, using the ideas I've left you, and using this chapter as an opening. I know this might sound like a weird idea, but I really want to read a Peanuts version of Kingdom Hearts, and I want to be able to focus on my other two Peanuts stories again so I figured this would be the next best thing. All you have to do is read the chapter and the notes at the bottom, and if you're up to it, write away. I'm not saying any of you have to do it, but please give it some thought. If I had it my way I'd ask Ballz Mahoney to write this story, since in my opinion he's the best writer for Peanuts fanfictions, but considering how busy he is I didn't know if he'd be interested. I'd love it if he wrote a story like this but eh, beggers can't be choosers. If no one picks up this story I might write it myself in the far future, but I'm hoping someone will want to do it themselves. But if not, I hope you all enjoy the chapter anyway.
Preview: Awaken, Charlie Brown
Since the dawn of time, through untold generations, man has asked itself one question over and over again. Are we alone? Are there other worlds out there, waiting to be discovered? And if there are other worlds, why are they all separated, and what would it be like to set foot on one of them. Few knew the answer, and they wouldn't tell you. But for one young lad, the eternal mystery would soon be solved. And the revelation would set him off on a journey to fulfil his destiny.
And who was that boy you ask? He was Charlie Brown, a fourteen year old boy with hair so short and blond it made him look bald. He always wore a yellow shirt with a black zigzag pattern and black shorts, and also wore sandals. A necessity, when living in a country composed of tropical islands.
But at this point in time, he wasn't standing on the beach of an island. He was falling. Falling through the water, seemingly unconscious. He sank deeper and deeper, his body floating gracefully as he did so.
"I've been having... these weird thoughts lately..." Charlie Brown's voice echoed, and as proof that he hadn't drowned his eyes began to slowly creep open.
"Like... is any of this real... or not?"
Charlie Brown's eyes finally opened fully. He was no longer in the water, instead he had somehow found himself standing on the beach to a tropical island. There was a cliff with a small waterfall flowing out of the side, behind which was the entrance to a mysterious cave, a wooden shed and a bridge leading to a small island with trees that bore star shaped fruits.
Charlie Brown examined his new surroundings, wondering how he had gotten to this place. His attention was diverted however by the sight of a girl standing far out into the ocean. The girl had her back turned to Charlie Brown, but he could see that she had black hair and was wearing a blue dress.
Charlie Brown watched as the girl just stood staring out to sea, wondering... what more was out there, waiting for her? Charlie Brown's curiosity turned to horror when he saw a huge tidal wave form in the distance.
The black haired girl turned to face Charlie Brown. Her face was blank, she showed no fear for the disaster approaching her. With the same expressionless look on her face, the girl held out her hand to Charlie Brown, who rushed forward to help her. He didn't know what he could do, he was tempted to run from the enormous wave. But no, he just had to help her.
But by the time he had gotten anywhere close to the girl it was too late, the tidal wave had crashed down upon them both. Charlie Brown struggled against the currents, holding his breath so as not to drown. He saw the dark haired girl reach out her hand to him once more throught the water. Charlie Brown swam forward as hard as he could, determined to pull them both to safety. But a strong current was pushing him back, and Charlie Brown was swept away.
Knowing it was a hopeless effort Charlie Brown stopped struggling against the current and waited to drown. But he didn't, for the flow of the water suddenly shifted and he was sent up to the surface, a short way away from the island. Charlie Brown coughed up some salt water stuck in his throat and, feeling miserable about being separated from his friend, turned to face the island.
What he saw at the shore managed to raise his spirits a tad. Waving to him at the waters edge was a girl with mousy brown hair in a green shirt. She had a confident smile upon her freckled face, and she was happily motioning for him to join her. After that traumatic incident Charlie Brown felt it would do him good to be with a friend, so he gladly trudged through the water to join her. But when he did reach her he tripped up and landed face first into the water, splashing about in front of the girl like a fish in an undersized puddle.
The brown haired girl rolled her eyes, but still managed a playful chuckle at Charlie Brown's antics. But then her attention turned to the sky. Wondering why she looked so mystefied, Charlie Brown too looked to the sky. There was a meteor shower, a remarkrable and rare spectacle. But that did not interest Charlie Brown so much as the figure falling with them. Charlie Brown looked closely, and he almost fell back in shock. It was... no, it couldn't be. It was his own unconsious form, falling from the sky towards him.
Without warning Charlie Brown found himself falling backwards once more. He saw the girl look down upon him and reach out her hand, but then she and everything else around Charlie Brown vanished, and he was falling into not water, but darkness.
Feeling confused and disorientated about everything that was happening, Charlie Brown took a deep breath and held still as he fell. It was only after what felt like an eternity that he finally stopped falling and landed on what he first thought was solid ground, but what he then saw was glass.
Charlie Brown could not see anything through the darkness. For a moment he was caught between fear of the unknown, and curiosity about the mysterious location he had ended up. Cautiously, Charlie Brown risked one step forward, and was met with a blinding light and a hundred white doves taking flight around him. The light formed a large circle upon the ground, and when it subsided it was revealed that Charlie Brown was standing on a stained glass window showing the image of a sleeping girl with raven black hair, wearing a pink and white dress and a pink bow in her hair. There were also smaller circles painted around her, showing the faces of a boy with a triangular head and red hair, a boy with green hair and a somewhat rectangular head and nose, and several girls in orange girl scout outfits.
Charlie Brown stared curiously at the image below him. Just what was this place, and what was he doing here?
"So much to do..." Came a mysterious voice. Charlie Brown jumped ten feet into the air.
"Um... h-hello?" Charlie Brown said meekly once he had landed. A quick look around told him there was no one here but himself. Where had that voice come from?
"...So little time" The voice continued as though it had not heard Charlie Brown.
Charlie Brown was shiverring with nerves. Where was this voice coming from, and what was it talking about. And again, what was he doing here? He attempted to ask these questions to whoever was talking, but the voice spoke again before he could do it.
"The door is still shut. Do you think you are ready?"
"I... ready for what?" Charlie Brown asked. His answer came not from the voice, but in the form of three stone pedestals rising up from the ground around him.
"Power sleeps within you..." The voice began, and Charlie Brown fell over when he saw a flash of light appear above one of the pedestals. When it subsided, a sword appeared, floating just above the pedestal.
"If you give it form..." The voice continue. There was a second flash atop another pedestal, where there appeared a long staff with an odd orb at the end shaped like a hedgehog's head (Sonic symbol).
"It will give you strength" The voice finished. Above the final pedestal there shone a third light, and a shield bearing the same symbol that was atop the staff appeared.
"Choose wisely" The voice instructed.
Charlie Brown found himself wishing the voice had gone into more detail about what it wanted him to do. He could guess that it wanted him to choose between these weapons, but why? And what did it mean about power sleeping within him. He knew he wasn't powerful, he was relatively weak and he had no talents or skills. Seriously, what power could he posess? And what was he supposed to do with these objects. He wasn't a warrior, he had never even gotten into a fight (Though he had been beaten up a few times, he never fought back). Charlie Brown wasn't a violent person, so why was the voice asking him to pick a weapon.
"Excuse me, but, what's this all about?" Charlie Brown asked to the sky. He stood there for five minutes without receiving an answer. With a sigh and knowing he couldn't depend on the voice to return and direct him out of this strange place, Charlie Brown approached the pedestal with the sword.
He didn't know why he was going to examine the sword first, but for some reason it felt like the obvious choice. He had a feeling that the voice, wherever it was coming from, wanted him to fight someone. Charlie Brown shuddered at the thought. He knew a staff or a shield wouldn't do him much good in a duel... not that he was likely to win whatever his choice, if he really did have to fight someone he was likely to get killed. But the sword just seemed like the right decision...
"The power of the Warrior
Invinsible courage
A sword of terrible destruction"
Charlie Brown hesitated for a minute. Courage... he had never been brave before, and the way the voice had just described it, it sounded as though this sword would bring him courage. That sounded good. But destruction?Now he didn't like the sound of that at all. He gripped the swords handle and suddenly had a vision of himself sliceing many innocent people. With a scream of terror he leapt back and dropped the sword, which went back to hovering above the pedestal.
Ok, so maybe the sword wasn't for him. He didn't want to bring destruction, he would have to choose something else.
Deciding he didn't want to pick the shield since it looked like it would weigh a ton, Charlie Brown next approached the staff. He couldn't see how it would protect him in case of attack, but maybe the voice would explain that.
"The power of the Mystic
Inner strength
Staff of wonder and ruin"
"Is this the path you choose?" The voice asked.
That wasn't really the best of descriptions, Charlie Brown still didn't have a clue what the staff did, or why he had to choose it. But he didn't want to be in possession of a destructive sword or a heavy shield, so eventually he said "I guess so"
The staff vanished from Charlie Brown's hand in a burst of light. Charlie Brown was a little disturbed by this occurance, but looked to the sky for the voice to continue.
"Your path is set" The voice said firmly "But to choose this path you must surrender another"
Surrender another? Charlie Brown was again confused, why was he being asked to do all this. Would he feel stronger if he did? Why would he need to give up the sword or the shield anyway? Feeling like the voice was just trying to confuse him, Charlie Brown began to walk to the swords pedestal before turning to the shield. Curious as to what this was meant to mean, Charlie Brown reached out to touch the shield and see what the voice had to say about it.
"The power of the Guardian
Kindness to aid friends
A shield to repel all"
Charlie Brown placed the shield down, surprised by how light it was despite it's bulky appearance. He was certainly not going to give up this path, he had few friends in his life, many people disliked him and only a few people bother to associate with him. and of course hecared deeply for each of those friends. If this shield represented loyalty towards his friends, he could never give it up. And thus, he surrendered the sword.
"You have chosen the path of the Mystic. You have given up the power of the Warrior. Is this the path you choose?" The voice asked seriously.
"Yes" Charlie Brown replied. Though as the sword disappeared from his hands forever, he really wished he had given it a bit more thought. What use was the staff anyway? If he were going to have to use it to defend himself, what good would it do him. A shield seemed more practical, it could easily defend him. Charlie Brown muttered a good grief, why didn't he think things through, why was he so... so...
Charlie Brown almost screamed, but he was too terrified. The pedestals had suddenly sank back into the ground, and the glass at one end of the platform he was standing upon was beginning to shatter. Fearing for his life Charlie Brown tried to run away in the other direction. But it was no use, the ground was shattering from that direction too. Charlie Brown struggled not to hyperventilate, he tried desparately to find a path to safety, but the ground around him was shattering fast. And the next thing he knew, Charlie Brown was falling, falling, falling into darkness.
Charlie Brown never knew how long he fell, all he knew was that it scared the heck out of him. He didn't like being surrounded by darkness, and he liked it even less when he was falling at a hundred miles and hour and couldn't see where he was falling too.
"Why do I always have such bad luck at everything. It's not funny, it's just sad" Charlie Brown lamented. Through the sea of darkness he saw a small light. At first Charlie Brown was hopeful... but then he saw that it was another round glass window, and he was falling right at it!
"Oh no! Oh no, no, no!" Charlie Brown screamed. This was it, at the speed he was falling he wasn't going to land on the platform, he was going to crash right through it, which would certainly kill him. Desparate and frightened, Charlie Brown attempted to flow himself down, but nothing worked. He was getting closer to the window, in just seconds he was going to die. Charlie Brown whimpered, there was so many things he would never get do. He would never win a baseball game with his team, he would never talk to the Little Red Haired Girl, and he would never kick Lucy's football.
Charlie Brown closed his eyes, to scared to look death in the eye. But when he was mere feet away from the glass platform, a mysterious force took hold of Charlie Brown, bringing him to a gentle stop and dropping him safely on his feet.
"Ok, not that that wasn't interesting, but I'd really like to go home now" Charlie Brown said dizzily. He took a moment to get his head around everything that had just happened before noticing the image on the window. Rather than the black haired girl, this window-like surface showed the image of a girl with yellow skin and an odd star fish hair style, wearing an orange dress a pearl necklace.
"You've gained the power to fight!" The voice suddenly returned. Charlie Brown jumped in surprised, and the mysterious staff suddenly reappeared in his right hand "Use this power to defend yourself and others from them"
"From who?" Charlie Brown asked uncertainly.
Charlie Brown's attention was diverted by a small round shadow that had suddenly popped up on the ground. He gasped as the shadow suddenly began to rise out of the ground and formed into a strange little dark creature, with glowing yellow eyes, antenna and claws.
The shadow creature lashed out at Charlie Brown, who in panic swung the staff. The staff hit the shadow directly in the head, knocking it back a bit. Charlie Brown backed away slowly, but the shadow leaped at him again. Charlie Brown managed to smack it back three more times, the shadow only managing to leave a minor cut on his arm, and on the third wack it vanished in a puff of dark smoke.
"What was that?" Charlie Brown panted. He had never seen such a creepy creature in all his life, and it had just popped right out of the ground and attacked him. But... it was gone now. And Charlie Brown heaved a huge sigh of relief at that thought. The shadow was gone, and he could rest easy.
"Look out!" The voice called. Charlie Brown turned around, only to be pushed to the ground by a hard headbutt from another shadow creature. And it wasn't alone, it had brought ten more of it's kind to gang up on Charlie Brown.
"Good grief" Charlie Brown groaned, smacking the first shadow away with the staff as it attempted to claw his eyes out.
Charlie Brown leaped to his feet, pointing his staff as threateningly as he could at the living shadows. Was that why he was here, was he supposed to fight these monsters? How was he supposed to do that. Sure, he'd just gotten lucky against that first shadow, but that was just plain dumb luck, he'd never survive against all these monsters. He wished he had Peppermint Patty or Lucy here with him, those girls were a lot stronger than him, they'd be able to fight off these shadows no problem.
Charlie Brown managed to stand his own for a little while. After he had destroyed one of their friends the shadows seemed a bit wary of him and his staff. Charlie Brown was able to keep them away from him for a few minutes, he'd even managed to swipe three of the shadows out of existence, but then one of the creatures snuck up behind him and tackled him to the ground, and they all ganged up on the boy.
His heart racing, Charlie Brown tried desparately to swat the shadows off him, but they had him pinned down and refused to let him go. Charlie Brown cried out in pain as the shadows clawed at him, through a great struggle however he managed to pull the arm with the staff free. Charlie Brown tried to swat the shadows off him with the staff, but then he saw that the hedgehog head ornament at the end of the staff had began to glow a mystic blue. Reacting on new found instincts, Charlie Brown struggled to ignore the pain the shadows were causing him and raised the staff into the air.
The shadows stopped trying to cut Charlie Brown up and stared in horror at the staff, which had just shot a light into the air. There was a sound like thunder, and then a dozen lightning bolts fell down from the sky and struck the shadows, reducing them to dust.
Charlie Brown blinked rapidly in surprise.
"Did I just do that?" The boy asked himself. He looked again at the staff, which was still glowing, and gave it a hug "Thank you" He decdided to take the staff's red glow to mean he was welcome.
Still amazed that he had defeated a whole swarm of shadowed monsters, Charlie Brown got to his feet and waited for the voice to return. He figured that if he had any chance of getting out of this place, he should go along with what the voice was telling him.
But the voice didn't return. Instead, another shadow creature appeared from the ground. Though he was still scared and very cautious, after taking out that last batch of shadows, Charlie Brown actually felt he could fight back, that he could win. Win. That sounded almost foregin to Charlie Brown, but it was just one little shadow, and he had a staff that fired lightning bolts, so he was actually feeling quite confident.
The shadow however made no attempt to attack Charlie Brown, rather it merely sank back into the ground. Charlie Brown wondered for a moment if it was retreating, but then the shadow on the ground began to spread. And before he knew it, darkness was slowly engulfing the platform Charlie Brown wa standing on. Charlie Brown panicked, and in doing so he ended up stepping backwards and getting his foot caught in a pothole of darkness. Charlie Brown struggled to get up, but the darkness was spreading fast and had soon engulfed him.
Charlie Brown lost consciousness for a moment after the darkness had swallowed him. When he awoke he found that he was no longer on the glass platform. He was lying on wooden floor, a blue sky hanging above him. A great feeling pf relief sweeping over him, Charlie Brown stood up and saw that he was standing in the treehouse overlooking the island where he and his friends had always come to play as young children.
"Thank goodness that's over" Charlie Brown sighed. He hadn't the slightest clue what had just happened, perhaps that whole experience was a dream, and he had just woken up. Yeah, that had to be it. Boy, did that dream feel real though. He hoped he never had it again, it was a disturbing experience.
Charlie Brown took a moment to admire the sights and sounds of the familiar island, then he noticed he wasn't alone in the treehouse. His oldest friend Schroeder, his best friend Linus and even his little sister Sally were there with him. Charlie Brown smiled, glad to see some friendly faces.
"Hi guys. You wouldn't believe the dream I just-" Charlie Brown began cheerfully, but Sally cut across him.
"What's most important to you?" Sally asked. Charlie Brown stared oddly at her, he was taken aback by the odd question.
"Um... excuse me Sally?" Charlie Brown said uncertainly.
"What's most important to you" Sally repeated in a monotone voice that was very different to her usuak cheerful tone.
"Um... my friends, I guess" Charlie Brown replied.
"Friends... is friendship such a big deal?" Sally wondered aloud, still in monotone. Charlie Brown stared at her with a concerned look.
"Are you feeling alright Sally?" Charlie Brown asked his sister.
"What do you want out of life?" Linus piped up. Charlie Brown threw him the same odd look he had given Sally.
"I... well, I don't know. To kick the football?" Charlie Brown said, not really sure what he would like out of life, and confused about his friends's questions.
"To kick the football, huh?" Linus said thoughtfully.
Charlie Brown was starting to feel distressed, why were Sally and Linus asking him such odd questions. They knew him well enough, didn't they?
"Schroeder, what's wrong with Sally and Linus?" Charlie Brown asked. But alas:
"What are you most afraid of?" Schroeder questioned in monotone. Charlie Brown sighed in exhasperation.
"That I'll never accomplish anything and that even my friends will grow to hate me, or at least more than they do now" Charlie Brown replied, then starting to get irritated he asked "Now could one of you tell me why you're all asking me questions"
Nobody answered him, they all just stared blankly into space. Charlie Brown sighed dejectedly. Then, spotting his dog Snoopy he sarcastically asked "I don't suppose you can answer my question, can you?"
"Afraid not buddy" Snoopy replied in perfect English. Charlie Brown's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates and he screamed in terror, falling flat on his back.
And if Snoopy talking wasn't creepy enough, when he next looked to his friends and younger sister they all vanished into thin air.
"Ok, either that wasn't a dream, or I'm still in it" Charlie Brown groaned. He had been really looking forward to just going home and having a quiet, do nothing day. Charlie Brown stared up at the sky, waiting for the voice to return.
"You want friendship, you want to kick the football, you're afraid of failing and losing your friends" The voice listen Charlie Brown's decision "Your adventure begins at midday. Keep a steady path and you'll come through"
"Ok then. But I'd still like to know what this is all about" Charlie Brown said pleadingly. But of course, the voice ignored him completely.
"The day you will open the door is both far off and very near"
Charlie Brown continued to stare at the sky, that last statement made no sense whatsoever. Charlie Brown turned his gaze downwards and looked in the direction of the sun. It's position in the sky suggested it was...
"Midday" Charlie Brown sighed as a blinding light surrounded him. When it subsided he found himself on yet another platform. Charlie Brown shook his head, when would this all end.
With nothing else to do until the voice spoke again, Charlie Brown decided to examine the image on this window. But something was off about this one. The girl pictured on this window was a purple cat with a red jewel embedded in her forehead, she wore a purple coat and white trousers. But her imagine was not what concerned Charlie brown, it was the fact that it was surrounded by images of lava and purple crystal spikes. It looked like she was standing... and sleeping, in a dystopian world.
"You might want to look up" The voice forewarned. Charlie Brown tore his eyes from the image on the floor to see the troup of shadows getting ready to pounce on him.
"I knew it" Charlie Brown grumbled, thankful when the staff reappeared in his hands.
There were twelve shadows standing before him, normally Charlie Brown would have been scared out of his wits. But then he remembered, his staff was magic. So as the shadows crept closer to him, Charlie Brown simply held the staff high into the air and waited for the lightning to strike... yep... any minute now... any minute lightning should strike... any... minute...
Charlie Brown brought his staff down for closer examination. The glow that had previously emmitted from the end of the staff had subsided. Noticing the shadows were all sharpening their claws Charlie Brown panicked. He shook the staff around, willing, praying for it to start glowing. It didn't, it was dull as a burnt out lightbulb.
"Uh..." Charlie Brown mumbled as the shaodws prepared to pounce "Is there any chance we can settle this without violence?"
The leader of the shadow troop gave a swift headbutt to Charlie Brown's stomach, knocking him off his feet.
"Yeah, no chance" Charlie Brown sighed miserably. Charlie Brown reached for his staff and managed just in time to swat the shadow away, he finished it off with a hard blow to the head. It's eleven friends weren't happy.
Charlie Brown wished he could have just stayed on his island. The shadows attacked in a group, their numbers overwhelmed the near-blond boy easily. Charlie Brown leaped back and swatted at the shadows as much as he could, but they just kept coming. They slashed their claws at him, launched their bodies in a full head butt and tried a range of dirty tricks to knock Charlie Brown out. After a great deal of swatting and having received a whole arm full of cuts that would probably go on to become scars, Charlie Brown had managed to reduce the shadows numbers to eight.
That wasn't so bad, Charlie Brown tried to reassure himself. If he kept this up, he'd win in no time. He would be fine, he would... Charlie Brown nearly lost his balance and stepped off the edge of the platform. He gulped, realizing the shadows had cornered him at the edge of the platform, now if the managed to land one attack on him he'd plummet off the edge in darkness. This was bad, this was very, very bad.
The new self elected leader of the shadow brigade stood back and took a running jump at Charlie Brown. The round headed boy shuddered, praying for a miracle. And what do you know it, the staff started to glow again. With no time to summon lightning, Charlie Brown took another swing at the shadow, and an enormous ball of flames erupted from the staff, incinerating the shadow and five others in the way.
The two remaining shadows whimpered like terrified poodles, backing away slowly. Charlie Brown actually thought they sounded kind of cute that way... any such sentiments were lost when they pounced at him. Charlie Brown barrel rolled through the opening left by the defeared shadows, causing the last two shadows to jump right off the edge of the platform. For a second they just hovered above the endless abyss below. The two shadows exchanged frightened glances and hugged one another as they fell away into nothingness.
"Well... that's that" Charlie Brown said pleasantly. He had no idea where it came from, he was just so relieved he was alive, and so happy it-
"It's not over" The voice cut across Charlie Brown's thoughts. The boy face palmed.
A set of stairs suddenly appeared at the other side of the platform, leading upwards into the darkness. Hoping this dream, or fantasy or whatever it was, was nearly over, Charlie Brown held his bleeding arm and trudged up the stairs. And guess where they led him, another stone platform. The women displayed on this window had brown hair and blue eyes, and was fast asleep. But Charlie Brown hardly payed any attention to her image, it was the figure standing behind her that really stood out. A gigantic, muscular green humanoid wearing nothing but blue jeans, who looked VERY angry.
Charlie Brown's attention quickly shifted to the beam of light shining down upon the centre of the platform. With a relaxed smile, Charlie Brown stepped forward and basked in the light. He felt far more comfortable surrounded by light than darkness. But he would now find he wasn't even safe there.
"The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes" Warned the voice.
Charlie Brown turned around to find that his shadow had indeed grown in the light, it had grown so large it reached the other side of the platform.
"But don't be afraid" The voice said gently. Charlie Brown wondered what there was to be afraid of... stupid question, now his shadow was rising out from the ground. Charlie Brown watches in horror as his shadow continued to grow until it reached tremendous size. And it didn't stop there, the shadow also developed several tentacles around it's face and had a heart shaped hole in it's chest. Oh yeah, now Charlie Brown was afraid.
"And don't forget..." But the voice never finished those last words of wisdom.
"This just isn't my day" Charlie Brown moaned.
The giant shadow monster roared at Charlie Brown, bashing it's fists together to show it was ready to fight. Trembling from head to toe, Charlie Brown tried to back away to the steps. But they were gone, now he was trapped here on the platform with that... that thing.
Resigning to his fate, Charlie Brown readied the staff. With a disappointed sigh that it had not started glowing, Charlie Brown instead charged at the monster. The shadow giant reacted by pulling back one of it's huge fists and aiming a punch at Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown managed to dodge it, but this had been the giants intention. Now there was a purple vortex forming around it's hand, from which three of the smaller shadows emerged.
The giant pulled it's hand back and allowed it's underlings to swipe at Charlie Brown. They were a much easier opponent to beat, all it took was three hits each and the smaller shadows vanished into thin air. Charlie Brown smiled at his minor accomplishment... and was promptly kicked from behind by the giant. Charlie Brown was sent flying so far back that when he landed he still very nearly slipped off the edge of the platform.
Panting heavily, Charlie Brown climbed back up onto solid glass and stood tall. He noticed the giant shadow was now kneeling down. For a moment he toyed with the hope the monster was giving up... but no, it was gathering dark energy up in the hole through it's chest and launching several orbs of dark energy at the boy.
Not sure what else to do, Charlie Brown did what any smart person would have done when faced with magical orbs of darkness that were flying forward to hit him... he ran for it. Charlie Brown ran around the platform, but there was no escape, the dark orbs followed him relentlessly, and they were closing in. Charlie Brown grimaced, he was doomed, he was so... wait, the staff, it was glowing again. In a desparate move, Charlie Brown skidded to a halt and allowed the dark orbs to catch up to him. A split second before they could pelt him however, Charlie Brown held the staff forward and allowed it to work it's magic. This time in place of a lightning bolt or fireball, the staff summoned a shield which reflected the orbs and sent them flying back at the shadow's head.
The force of the impact caused the shadow to fall back a few step and then collapse on it's knees. Senseing his best chance of victory, Charlie Brown managed to put aside his fears and charge up to the creature, where he began pounding it's head with the magic staff. Though Charlie Brown couldn't swing very hard, the giant's whimpering suggested his attacks were causing it a surprising amount of pain.
Eventually the shadow recovered from it's initial shock and swatted Charlie Brown away. The shadow stood up again and, gathering dark purple energy around it's left fist, plunged it's hand once more into the ground.
But Charlie Brown was ready for it this time. Without hesitation, Charlie Brown mercilessly struck the giants hand with his staff, and before a single miny shadow could pop up the giant was forced to retract it's hand.
Charlie Brown was panting once more, but not from exhaustion, but rather, excitement. He couldn't believe it, here he was, the supposed world's biggest loser, a known blockhead and failure face, actually battling and even BEATING a giant shadow monster. No doubt now, this was certainly a dream. But any dream where Charlie Brown could defeat a shadow monster was a pretty darn good dream in his opinion.
Noticing the exhausted look on the shadow's face and the fact that his staff was glowing again, Charlie Brown grinned. He held the staff forward, willing lightning to strike the shadow. But instead, his staff merely vanished into thin air.
Charlie Brown was so shocked by this occurance that he ended up falling backwards, and has his luck would have it, he landed right in a pool of darkness. Screaming in terror Charlie Brown struggled to get free, but the darkness had a hold on him, and it was pulling him back. So much for a dream, this was a plain old nightmare.
The titan shadow seemed to grin as Charlie Brown sank further into the darkness. And he realized, it was over. There was nothing he could do. He was going to die.
"But don't be afraid..." The voice returned. Easy for it to say, Charlie Brown thought "You hold the mightiest weapon of all..."
"So don't ever forget" The voice commanded, and as the darkness prepared to fully engulf Charlie Brown, the voice gave it's final words of wisdom:
"You are the one... who will open the door"
And it was over, Charlie Brown was swallowed up by darkness.
Tiger Lover 16: Aaaannnnddd... done. There you have it folks. Now remember, I don't actually have time to write this story myself, this is just a sort of story challenge, anyone who feels up to writing it feel free to do so. Now I want to make a few things clear before I finish this preview, while I am about to provide a list of characters and world for use in this story for anyone who wishes to pick it up, you don't have to follow them all if you don't want to. If there's a particular series or character you can't stand, don't think you know enough about or if you think you have a better idea, feel free to change it if you think it'll serve the story better. However, there are a few things I don't want you to change, particularly the main trio of Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty and Lucy. The thing about Patty, well, that's just because I'm a big Charlie BrownxPeppermint Patty shipper, I don't deny it, so of course I wanted her in Kairi's place. And as for Lucy taking Riku's role... well, if you think about it it does fit. This story should follow largely the same plot as the game, but don't copy it completely, and try to stay true to the characters. I admit I may have screwed up a little with that here, but that's just becuase of story purposes for the Awakening scene. And most importantly, have fun writing it. You should never write a story if you don't enjoy it.
Characters (Bold means you can't change them)
Sora-Charlie Brown
Kairi-Peppermint Patty
Riku-Lucy Van Pelt
Donald Duck-Shadow the Hedgehog
Goofy-Big the Cat
Yuffie-Patty (You know, the original Patty)
King Mickey-Sonic the hedgehog
Wakka-Schroeder (Would have larger role in story as a friend Charlie Brown tries to find)
Tidus-Linus (Would have larger role in story as a friend Charlie Brown tries to find)
Selphie-Sally Brown (Would have much larger role, since she's Charlie Brown's sister)
Sephiroth-Black Doom
Cid-Miles "Tails" Prower
Chip and Dale-Orbot and Cubot (Look up Sonic colours)
Minnie-Amy Rose
Daisy-Rouge the bat (NOT Shadow's girlfriend)
Hades-Giovanni (Pokemon)
Jafar-Bowser Koopa
Oogie Boogie-Lord Voldemort
Ursula-Jadis the white witch
Captain Hook-Darth Vader
Maleficent-Mephiles the dark
"Ansem"-Still Xehanort's heartless, but under the alias Sparky.
Worlds (Bold means they can't be changed)
Destiny Islands-Same
Disney Castle-Mobius
Traverse Town-Same
Olympus Colloseum-Pokemon Stadium
Deep Jungle-Wumpa island
Wonderland-Glade of dreams
Agrabah-Mushroom Kingdom
Halloween Town-Hogwarts
Atlantica-Narnia (Couldn't think of a water world, it's up to you though)
Neverland-Death Star
Hollow Bastion-Same
Tiger Lover 16: Well, there you have it. I hope that should help you. Like I said, I really want to see a story like this written, and I wanted to get the idea out there. If no one wants to do it maybe I'll write it someday, but not any time soon. Hope you all at least enjoyed the preview, and if you wish to write the story, feel free. Thank you.


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|So this wild road we call midwifery education has gotten me thinking a lot about my more traditional education. I studied psychology for my undergraduate degree and I must say that it transfers very nicely into midwifery. One memory that kept coming to mind was Erikson's Stages of Personal Development and I couldn't help but see how similar they were to my personal midwifery journey. For those who are not familiar with Erickson here is a quick run down thanks to about.com and copy and paste so I don't have to write it all out in my own words.
One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction. According to Erikson, our ego identity is constantly changing due to new experience and information we acquire in our daily interactions with others. In addition to ego identity, Erikson also believed that a sense of competence also motivates behaviors and actions. Each stage in Erikson's theory is concerned with becoming competent in an area of life. If the stage is handled well, the person will feel a sense of mastery, which he sometimes referred to as ego strength or ego quality. If the stage is managed poorly, the person will emerge with a sense of inadequacy.
In each stage, Erikson believed people experience a conflict that serves as a turning point in development. In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on either developing a psychological quality or failing to develop that quality. During these times, the potential for personal growth is high, but so is the potential for failure.
|Erickson's Psychosocial Stages of Development
|Dy's Midwifery Stages of Development
|Psychosocial Stage 1 –
Trust vs. Mistrust
|Midwifery Stage-
Birth Normal vs. Not normal
|Psychosocial Stage 2 –
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
|Midwifery Stage 2-
Activist vs. Conformer
|Psychosocial Stage 3 –
Initiative vs. Guilt
|Midwifery Stage 3-
Student Midwife vs. Birth Observer
|Psychosocial Stage 4 –
Industry vs. Inferiority
|Midwifery Stage 4-
Active Participant vs. Midwifes Grunt
|Psychosocial Stage 5 –
Identity vs. Confusion
|Midwifery Stage 5-
Primary Under Supervision Midwife vs. Eternal Midwifery Student
|Psychosocial Stage 6 –
Intimacy vs. Isolation
|Midwifery Stage 6-
Primary midwife vs. Midwifery Wanna Be
|Psychosocial Stage 7 –
Generativity vs. Stagnation
|Midwifery Stage 7-
Preceptor vs. Secret Holder
|Psychosocial Stage 8 –
Integrity vs. Despair
|Midwifery Stage 8-
Granny Midwife vs. Bitter Birth Professional
A collaborative exploration of midwifery education and the process of becoming midwives.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Erik Erikson's Stages of Development and Dy's Midwifery Stages of Development
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I am very wary of poetry readings. I've been to a few in the past, and without fail, it's always been a bunch of horn-rimmed hipsters and granola-mouthed hippies whose naïve and idealistic verses about free love and happiness have never failed to drive me to the edge of sanity. So as I stepped into the Umass bookstore to attend Edward Hirsch's reading full of dread and apprehension, I made straight for the free cookies and grabbed half a dozen of the sugary bastards and took my seat, already projecting an aura of angry indifference to combat the feel-good bullshit tsunami that I was certain lay in my future. How wrong I was.
After both the introductory speaker, and her introductory speaker passed without any single significant word within either of their prepared remarks, Hirsch took the stand. Right away, he won some major points with me for not being a hippie. And right after that, when he began reading, he won my blackened, dead heart in an instant.
Number one: Edward Hirsch is not a happy man. His life's significant events seem to be one despairing loss, torturous relationship, or failed endeavor after another. Two: He does not take the 'Poor me' avenue and churn out a bunch of bitter and knee-jerk stanzas of ranting pain. Three: He refuses to make any excuses at all for himself. Each poem read was more depressing than the last; eulogizing his best friend with a basketball metaphor, describing the soul-numbing loneliness of the pioneering frontier wives, several poems making reference to a long-divorced harpy of a wife he was stricken with for a couple decades. Nothing light and airy to be heard in his works, no sir. So why do I like it so much?
Easy. Because Hirsch is an extremely intelligent writer. His subject matter is of some of the blackest depths of his soul, yes. But he manages to convey these feelings of loss and despair and nothingness by often piggybacking them onto quick little wordplays or jokes. In doing this, his overall messages of bitterness and grief aren't lost but at the same time aren't overwhelming. It's kind of like eating an entire pizza in one sitting, but convincing yourself that it's healthy because there's pineapple on it; Hirsch does in fact take too much of a bad thing but layers it occasionally with not-so-bad things to keep you from noticing how much he's beating you over the head.
On a personal level, I connected greatly with his works, and his overall attitude towards the composition of poetry. As an aspiring musician, I face some of the same challenges that he will, in terms of both what I must write lyrically and musically. The way he spoke about how he pictures his reader as someone who doesn't exist yet because he's writing his poetry for not just the audience of today, but for everyone who will come after. And it made me think about who my audience is, and who I want to speak to with what I'll create. His wisdom and honesty in answering questions about the content of his work, and his creative process were very illuminating and helpful for me; because if I'm going to write something, I want it to be intelligent and thought-provoking, entertaining and self-examinative and honest and uncompromising.
So long story short: In my attendance of this reading, I discovered a very talented writer, good man, and powerful personal inspiration. Bravo, Edward Hirsch.


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Yesterday was a very frustrating day at work, Build a Bear. I was tired, as usual, probably from my San Diego visit ending just a few hours earlier. I get into the whole situation with 2 min to spare and get no info from the other manger even though I have been gone for 3 days.
I eventually made it onto the floor and the frustration immediately hit. that is definitely a sign that the day is not going to be a good one. I spent the rest of the evening basically not wanting to be there which is a new feeling for me at build a bear.
At most of my other stores I would love to be there. loved my team and loved what we did. i have gladly worked on every birthday I have had in the last 5 years and enjoyed it. I don't think this is gonna be the case this year.
I need to pray more and really get God involved in all that is happening. I hate being frustrated at work. I know he has me there for a reason but I almost want to just demote myself even more and not have to feel like I am sinking out of control at my current position, and be able to pretend I don't care, which even then would not be the case.
I hate feeling tired all the time. I hate keeping Brian up at all hours and I hate having to SCHEDULE time to be with those I love and care about.
I moved to be in the career I have dreamt about for 18 years and now I wonder if I was suppose to stay in San Diego. It seems that is where I enjoy myself and those I love are now there. Here I kept dreaming of coming home and now I wonder if I left it.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Light vs Dark
This is the kind of thing I love about being Out and About, those strange coincidences you come across that flash by in a car and you never reach when on foot like this little chapel in Huissen. I love the fact that the street on which corner it is set is called Duisterestraat which translates as Darkness Street. Not being religious there's something that makes me curious about it. Was it put there to comment on the name of the street? Is the fight between good and evil, light and dark being played out on a level I have no awareness of? Or is it just a strange coincidence? You tell me.
The Chapel was built in 1954 and dedicated to the Virgin Mother, it was restored to it's former glory in 1996 and according to the commemorative plaque outside the sculpture (in Huissen's dialect) the artwork is by a local artist, Kees Berendsen.
Lovely isn't it?
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Problem-solving with the #hcsmca community: HealthyDebate.ca
by: Jeremy Petch & Karen Born
Healthydebate.ca is delighted to be participating in this week's #hcsmca chat. February marks one year since healthydebate.ca launched, and the website is now in a phase of looking back to evaluate our challenges and our successes and planning for the future. We are looking forward to drawing on the collective insight of the #hcsmca to provide some problem solving, ideas and suggestions on questions we've been grappling with. But first, a little background on what healthydebate.ca is all about.
Healthydebate.ca offers the public unbiased, evidence-based analysis on a range of topics in healthcare policy in Ontarioand Canada. Our content is intended to be clear, written in plain language and accessible to many audiences. Our team is composed of experts in medicine and health policy, but our audience is not academic – our goal is to reach the public and healthcare professionals, who don't currently have a source of high quality of information about the healthcare system and health policy. But we want to do more than just inform – we want to engage the public in a debate about ideas and opportunities to improve the health system. We want to provide a forum where people can learn, deliberate, debate and dialogue on what matters to them – in fact, the site was inspired by the Toronto Health Policy Citizen's Council, and is an effort to scale up this process.
The site launched in February of 2011 with six articles. Since then healthydebate.ca has run one article a week on topics ranging from Ontario's new strategy on prescription opioids to what are the main cost drivers of health care in Canada. In January 2012 we launched the healthydebate.ca Opinions section, with blogs from a range of contributors including former politicians, nurses, medical students, doctors and patient advocates. Our contributors include a number of members from the #hcsmca community: @rdjfraser @BridgesCHCLori and @NaheedD.
Healthydebate.ca has never had an advertising budget. Since the site launched, we have shared the site through our personal networks, social media and word of mouth. We rely on recommendations, sharing links and key influencers to bring more readers to healthydebate.ca. This has gotten us a loyal following of health care and health policy insiders, but we have yet to catch on with our main target audience: the public.
On Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 at 1 pm ET, we'd like to take the opportunity to explore two big issues with the #hcsmca community:
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Most major carriers will have until the end of this month the release date for this latest generation smartphone, AT&T will begin taking preorders on April 16th.
According to the latest rumors, is preparing the launch of Samsung Galaxy Mini, which will have a tiny little screen, and close to the specs of the Galaxy S4, so we know it will also have a super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 4.3 inches and a resolution of 960*540 pixels, with a dual core 1.6 Ghz processor, with a 8GB or 16GB storage capacity.
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Oh, this has "jumped the shark" written all over it … Loonatics: WB gives Looney Tunes a makeover.
One word … &^%$!
I don't see any wackyness or anvils, just a Batman makeover applied to characters that were part of my childhood. Apparently WB can't create any new characters that seem entertaining, so they go for "Buzz Bunny".
AAAGGGHHHHHHH! I need to cleanse my brain.


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Do atheists lack social skills? Certainly my first encounters with atheists would seem to suggest so. So busy telling it how it is that they miss any sort of emotional cues that what they are saying might be offending those with whom they are talking. Perhaps they just don't care.
Oh that's right, offence is taken not given. It shouldn't matter that people are offended, especially if they believe a whole bunch of fairytale crap like religion or reiki healing or some such other rubbish to which people subscribe. Isn't that right?
So atheists can justify their insensitivity by claiming that they speak the truth. Does that make it OK. Or more to the point, doesn't this just confirm that they do indeed lack social skills.
Is it this lack of care for social acceptance that leads people to disregard the authority of god? Or is it that anti-social people don't fit into religious groups therefore don't have as much incentive to believe in a god/s?
Whatever the relationship between atheism and social capacity, atheists certainly don't take hostages when it comes to speaking truth, and this has contributed to a rather hostile environment for anyone seeking to fall gently from faith, or any other supernatural / superstitious set of beliefs.


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Chris Huhne cuts gloomy figure as he makes first court appearance
Former energy secretary
Chris Huhne cut a gloomy figure as he appeared in court today to face charges of perverting the course of justice.
Mr Huhne had trouble avoiding the media scrum as he arrived for the hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court – so much so that he mistakenly tried to walk in the wrong entrance to the court before being pointed in the right direction by a police officer.
The Lib Dem MP for Eastleigh in Hampshire is accused of dodging a speeding penalty, which he allegedly persuaded ex-wife Vicky Pryce to take responsibility for to avoid points on his licence.
The accusations about the incident, which happened in 2003, emerged last year – just months after Mr Huhne left his wife.
The split was the result of his admission to an extra-marital affair with Carina Trimingham.
After an eight-month investigation by Essex Police, which involved taking a national newspaper to court in order to force it to disclose information allegedly related to the case, the Crown Prosecution Service decided to bring charges against both Mr Huhne and Ms Pryce.
Mr Huhne has claimed he is innocent but resigned from his job as energy secretary after charges were brought against him, saying he wanted to 'avoid distraction'.
Ms Pryce and her ex-husband barely exchanged a glance as they stood in the dock, speaking only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses.
Judge Riddle said the case would be sent to Southwark Crown Court on March 2.
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Internal Student Survey closes tomorrow!
As at 8.45am on Monday 5th December, the University had 8,703 undergraduate student completions, 33% of our total undergraduate eligible students. An additional 1,308 completions came from our taught postgraduate students, which is 25% of eligible postgraduates.
Adding together the undergraduate and postgraduate response rates, so far 10,011 students have taken part in the survey, an overall University response rate of approximately 32%.
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- 48% – Primary Teacher Education and School of Tourism, Events & Hospitality Management
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Congratulations to April, who was just randomly-chosen as the winner of this bird house and flower pot from Erin Brown Designs! Hope you enjoy them, April!
Special thanks to Erin for sponsoring this giveaway, and to all of you who entered.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Nordie's Haul
Nordstrom Rack Haul
I heart Nordie's. Nowhere else can you find deals like this. I was able to find this cute Marc Jacobs slippers for only a third of the original price! I also got a great deal on this adorable Kate Spade bag. When times get tough, a girl's gotta go bargain shopping and The Rack is definately a place you can get more bang for your buck.
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So in a few weeks I'll be paying for the net for the first time by myself (not including house share/uni) and it seems you can't actually get just broadband without getting spanked on line rental?
My complex doesn't have VM so it's BT+others only.
I'm looking at Zen atm but is there any other suggestions for best/cheapest deal out there?
We don't need phone/TV - i've even looked at dongles - and I don't do that much downloading but the GF likes Netflix and I wouldn't want to risk going over a data limit.


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But I don't even mean that my life isn't fair, even though I do think my sister and I got a crappy hand in the parent department.
But what about:
The very active "sports" Dad to 3 young kids getting diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer? He is now so worn out from the treatments that he can't always get to the games that he used to coach.
A young, sweet, hard working couple coming to a possible realization that they may not have biological children, even though that is their one true desire?
The grandfather that was so devasted to lose a grandchild four summers ago being told he was going to be a grandfather again, only to then learn that this new baby that gave him so much hope has the same genetic condition that took his first grandchild?
A young mother of two discovering that both of her children carry a gene for a condition that will render both blind before they are 20?
Life really can throw people such horrible circumstances, and today that is making me sad. Not for me. For these families who have to live these circumstances, the circumstances that both make me want to ask God to help them out, and at the same time make me question a Higher Power altogether.
I can't be too sad for me, I get to love these guys...


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They choose the icing colours and decorated the cakes themselves - sampling everything along the way, of course, just to be sure it tasted good!
B2 had been asking me to do some baking with them for a few weeks, so she was very please when I suggested it. The crazy thing is that although B2 absolutely loves helping me bake she does not have a really sweet tooth and ended up giving away two of her four cakes; give her a jar of stuffed olives however and you would be lucky to get a look in!


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SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 13:13 (TM) – larger reading 1 Corinthians 13
But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
James Brown shares this personal story: There is no situation I can get into that God cannot get me out. Some years ago when I was learning to fly, my instructor told me to put the plane into a steep and extended dive. I was totally unprepared for what was about to happen. After a brief time the engine stalled, and the plane began to plunge out-of-control. It soon became evident that the instructor was not going to help me at all. After a few seconds, which seemed like eternity, my mind began to function again. I quickly corrected the situation.
Immediately I turned to the instructor and began to vent my fearful frustrations on him. He very calmly said to me, "There is no position you can get this airplane into that I cannot get you out of. If you want to learn to fly, go up there and do it again." At that moment God seemed to be saying to me, "Remember this. As you serve Me, there is no situation you can get yourself into that I cannot get you out of. If you trust me, you will be all right."
Well, I don't know about you, but Mr. Brown's story parallels my life especially in the area of trust. Do we trust God steadily and without questioning his motives or purpose.
In nearly every situation it was revealed early on what God desired to see happen in the churches that I served. My "take charge" personality then took over. I set my shoulders to the task of making it happen that which God had designed. The results were not always great. Why?... because I didn't wait for God to make it happen. All God had done earlier was to show me where he was going to take the church. My task was to trust him. In retrospect, at no time did God ask me to get it done or to complete the task. I was under the delusion that it was something that God wanted me to accomplish. WRONG!
This trust thing is hard. We are so caught up in the Protestant Work Ethic, especially in America, that we simply get all mixed up about what it means to really trust him. Aren't we all a little "getter done" machines moving through life. We don't trust the instructor. We want to "fly" our plane… and then we wonder why our life is in a steep decline… nothing seems to work.
One of the spiritual disciplines of Lent is to quietly wait on the Lord, to listen for his voice, and then to trust him as to where he is taking us.
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BioShock Infinite port will inject itself into Steam, the App Store, and other online portals, priced at $60.
In Aspyr Games' announcement, the Mac publisher revealed pre-orders placed through its GameAgent store will get the Columbia's Finest DLC, which came with Premium and Ultimate editions of the game at launch. The inventory-boosting DLC includes 500 Silver Eagles, 5 lockpicks, 6 gear items exclusive to it, and a couple of weapon upgrades.
Finally, Aspyr told us it hopes to make the just-released Clash in the Clouds multiplayer DLC available "ready on or very close to" the Mac version's launch. Publisher 2K Games also unveiled the narratively-focused two-part DLC Burial at Sea this week, but that remains undated for all versions.


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We are a consulting company for businesses. The Rock and Shen are the combination of 2 concepts. Rock – earth, form, analytical, foundation, grounded, detailed. Shen (Chinese word for spirit) – heaven, formless, spatial thinking, creative, big picture. Since Rock is English and Shen is Chinese, it is also a contrast of East & West. There are 2 main partners in the company. One of us represents Rock, the other is Shen, and that is why it becomes such a powerful complimentary combination. Both forces keep the other in check, and also let the other do what they do best (through trust). The business is about contrast that is 100% in synchrony, creating massive synergy.
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These are things I will try and use to help me succeed.
Focus each week on drinking more water each day so lets say for one week I drink two bottled waters per day for a total of 14 the next week I will try to drink 3-4 waters per day.
Get a tanner this is something that I think is a mind over matter thing I do think tanned people look thinner so hell if I am not thin I midas well fake it til I am right
Find a goal outfit what is the one thing I want to wear when this is all done. The answer is DRESSES I want to start wearing DRESSES and skirts and girly crap like that.
MOTTO for summer NO CAPRIS I have three months before summer shorts or pants no capris I hate them damn things
Use the wii I have one and I can buy programs to do these this is a great system to help me.
Find a walking place. This will be hard I do not walk malls because between the smell of food or the sale signs my mind is on anything but walking. I refuse to go to a walking track where I walk in a circle all day that will not do that for me. I need to find something for now but once summer hits I have plenty of places I can walk every day with my kids. So when the weather permits I will use the nature trails in my area to start and only use the mall BEFORE stores open. I still cannot bring myself to go on a walking track!
Kids are off spring break by April 9th I plan on buying a two month gym membership to jumpstart me Being that my kids are home all summer getting a sitter is crazy if I can find a gym that has the babysitting there I will consider that.
Use some of the local programs. There are yoga centers that have drop in classes and punch cards I can use. Their is also a swim and trim program through our community ed dept that I can also utilize.
Okay there my long term goals watch for my short term weekly goals.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Day 745 - Jun 13, 2010
Unfortunately, he's been angry/miserable for a while now and it's just been getting worse and worse. I am sure it's that he is completely aware now of the changes in his life. It's also hard for us to see an end to the surgeries and therapies and it's hard to believe that we will ever have some form of normalcy.
In all honesty, for the last two years Kevin has lived in this haze of sorts that kept the reality of his life from him and the haziness is now gone. Sure he had moments where clarity reigned, but it always left as fast as it came.
Now he sees it. And there's no escaping it. And now we both just need to figure out how to deal with it.
I can only hope we figure it out rather quickly. There is absolutely no pleasing him and neither one of us can live this way much longer.
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- Miss Em said...
Hello Leslie and Kevin,
Leslie, go and talk to some of the other Warriors and their supporters about how they got threw their anger so you have some idea of how it could/should progress. They could also give you some markers on how to judge how Kevin is progressing through his anger.
Like you said Kevin is just getting a real grip on what has been lost and getting an understanding of his limits.
Anger management is going to be hard for Kevin because of his injury and the difficulties it causes him which will make it a very long drawn out process.
He may not appear to be strong but don't let that fool you. Frustrations and its anger can cause actions that are very unusual for Kevin.
GOOD LUCK and take care.
Prayers for you and Kevin.
Miss Em
Austell, Ga.
- June 14, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- karen said...
Leslie and Kevin,
Anger is tough. And Leslie, you are right, you can't bear the brunt of it ... at least I don't think I could if I'd put as much of myself into somebody's healing as you have into his. (And I would, so take no criticism. Misguided anger would break my heart, no matter how justified it is.) I'm in tears for you thinking about it.
I would imagine there must be grief groups somewhere, and Miss Em is right, other Warriors must have wisdom and understanding that is exclusive to this tribe. I'm a big believer in *good* psychology, too, as it gave me techniques and tools to deal with my feelings of anger and hurt and responsibility over time.
And is there a support system somewhere for you, to give you relief from the feelings you might be cycling through?
Best wishes and encouragement,
- June 14, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Catherine said...
I'm so sorry that you're having a hard time. You've been through so much - a life time of crap - I hope life starts to get easier for you and soon!! Love you, miss you and think of you often~
- June 14, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- GrannieEv said...
A dark day. I wonder how Kevin can learn to vent his anger. I'm sure you'll find the answer because you've found the answers to many more harder issues than this.
- June 14, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Miss Em said...
Hello Leslie and Kevin,
Nerf Bat...
Everytime Kevin gets angry/frustrated why not let him pound on an UNBREAKABLE objet with a Nerf Bat.
You never know.
Letting him vent that pent up anger/frustration will allow him a chance to get it out in a "good way".
If he needs to yell and curse then give him the Nerf Bat and let him beat the H#LL out of that UNBREAKABLE object while yelling and cursing at the object.
[Don't listen....
I got a feeling that it won't be something you'll want to hear.]
I think after a few times he will understand that that is better than having you leave.
Maybe with help he will say "Bat" and you will know that its time to get rid of the pent-up anger/frustration.
Remember this is just a WILD "HAIRY @$$" THOUGHT.
Miss Em
Austell, Ga.
- June 14, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Jessica said...
I hope you're able to get some help for Kevin so he can learn how to express his anger. Surely there is someone at the hospital who deals with TBIs and PTSD who could help. (Obviously, though, if it were that easy you'd already have had help, and should have had long ago.) Anyway, I wish I had some super deep words of wisdom or advice for you! I know you'll find a way; you always do.
I'll be thinking of you and praying that God will send someone to help Kevin through his anger and grief. Take care.
- June 14, 2010 at 10:34 PM