by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Yesterday, for $35 measly dollars, I attended Alaska’s Sister’s in Crime (Arctic Cliffhangers http://www.arcticcliffhangers.com/ ) conference called the “Forensic Foray 2012.” More relevant to my job as a probation officer than to my...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Have you ever met someone whose hardship inspired them to change their world? I met Eva at a local writer’s conference. Her quiet and gentle presence belied the fact that her fight to save the lives of her and her sons has touched thousands of lives...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
You can now order my e-book THE SANTA NEXT DOOR on Kindle for 99 cents! (warning:graphic image below) Have you ever survived something that you feel completely defined you? The event defines how you divide your life? For some of us, it’s a break up of a relationship,...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
My work took me to beautiful Ketchikan, Alaska this week. With flooding in my hometown of Anchorage and neighboring towns of Kenai and Talkeetna, I was fortunate to be a part of a nearly 70 degree heatwave in a place that’s nearly constantly rainy. I...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
I just finished reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed, a gorgeous memoir about a woman in her twenties whose life falls apart after her beloved mother dies. Strayed can’t seem to pull it back together until she decides to hike more than 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Healing & Gratitude
As a little girl in the mid-seventies, I began collecting friendships that have lasted for four decades. Back then, Laura, Sarah, Susan, and I loved nothing more than to grab our sleeping bags and huddle in Susan’s living room for weekend slumber parties at her...
