Welcome!

Yesterday a reader mentioned that she hadn't previously posted a comment because she didn't want to intrude. While I greatly appreciate her thoughtfulness, I'd like to encourage anyone who stops by to please feel free to comment!

I discussed this with my son, who was totally thrilled earlier this week when he noticed that there have been 95 peeks at our profile. "95 Mom! Almost 100 people are out there with us!"
He and I share the same point of view-we enjoy having people out here "with us".

When we decided to begin blogging together we had several long conversations about what we wanted the focus of our blog to be, about what we wanted to accomplish. We mentioned things like:

• sharing our journey through loss, trauma, and the grief process
• providing a place where people in similar situations can go and realize that they are not alone
• letting people who have no idea what it's like gain a little understanding
• helping people to not be afraid to approach people who come from situations different than their own
• sharing this new life that we've found together
• letting people know that the journey never ends but it does get easier
• "meeting" new friends

There's more (Jonathon's an excellent note-taker, he filled an entire legal pad with notes during these project-planning conversations!) but you get the picture.

Catherine, thank you so much for letting me know that you were here! Please know that you are not at all intruding.

Welcome Everyone! Welcome to our place of survival and healing! Com'on in and sit a spell. Poke around in the archives. We're glad you stopped by for a visit! Please come again!