Anna Marta
02-13-2008, 02:33 PM
Back in the saddle after a few months of America therapy.
Life is basically good... I have decided that life, as I experience it, is a series of recovering from one thing or another, if it isn't a disease, then it is diss-ease doled out liberally by people.
Recovering from church abuse continues with a few new developments. There was a meeting (or 2?) of those who have left "the" church while I was away. They decided to allow each of us to write our story. These stories will be sent with an appropriate cover letter to "the powers that be" way up the ecclesiastical ladder. All agree it is probably a waste of good paper, however everyone feels impelled to DO SOMETHING. It's a psychological need we feel is important to deal with. Since none us of give a hoot what happens because none of us would consider re-entering that church (or denomination for that matter) our exposés hold no threat of retaliation.
Recovering from "brother" abuse continues also. This, like the church thing, will probably not be reconciled this side of the New Jerusalem. I admit it feels funny now that both parents are deceased to have no direct relatives, other than my children, who love and care about me. Even the pastor of mom's church told me that he was not going to change so I needed to get on with life. Neither of the kids are comfortable calling their uncle to ask for the oil paintings I painted for my parents. I guess I will write him another note he will not respond to and ask if he would please funnel them on to the kids. He can do what he did with everything else regarding mother's funeral - give the information to my ex-husband.
On the bright side --- I recovered more quickly from jet lag this time. Am wondering where my head was when I left an ADHDer "home alone" for a month!:eek: He was so proud that he had done the floors... but warned me on the way home from the airport that there was still a "little clutter" :eek::eek::eek::eek: If you can believe it, his suitcases were still not unpacked (except for his toiletries) so I had all the cases to unpack! :( It's a good thing I love that man!
I am eagerly looking forward to a 5 day weekend get a away in Mid May. We are finally going to see Amsterdam! I have changed planes there for almost 15 yrs without seeing the city or country. May is the time for the tulips to be in bloom so we are going to take advantage of an extra long weekend and use up comp. time. Already have the air tickets and hotel reservations. Going to stay on the Amstel Canal with a canal facing room. It is located in the old Jewish section of the city and close to everything we want to see. We are arranging for a bus trip to the tulip fields for one of the days. No need for a rental car as everything can be reached by walking, tram or canal boat taxi. I wouldn't dare rent a bike and compete with the natives, had my fill of that in Denmark! :cool::cool: Eagerly reading guide books and gathering information on what I want to see and do. Steinar lived there for nearly year in the end of the 80's so he is looking forward to the changes. Only this time he will NOT be visiting those special places where they grow their own!
Want some yellow tulip bulbs Jerry? Maybe I can mail them...
I am trying to catch up on reading the forum and will try to comment in the days that come.
Hugs and love
Anna Marta
Life is basically good... I have decided that life, as I experience it, is a series of recovering from one thing or another, if it isn't a disease, then it is diss-ease doled out liberally by people.
Recovering from church abuse continues with a few new developments. There was a meeting (or 2?) of those who have left "the" church while I was away. They decided to allow each of us to write our story. These stories will be sent with an appropriate cover letter to "the powers that be" way up the ecclesiastical ladder. All agree it is probably a waste of good paper, however everyone feels impelled to DO SOMETHING. It's a psychological need we feel is important to deal with. Since none us of give a hoot what happens because none of us would consider re-entering that church (or denomination for that matter) our exposés hold no threat of retaliation.
Recovering from "brother" abuse continues also. This, like the church thing, will probably not be reconciled this side of the New Jerusalem. I admit it feels funny now that both parents are deceased to have no direct relatives, other than my children, who love and care about me. Even the pastor of mom's church told me that he was not going to change so I needed to get on with life. Neither of the kids are comfortable calling their uncle to ask for the oil paintings I painted for my parents. I guess I will write him another note he will not respond to and ask if he would please funnel them on to the kids. He can do what he did with everything else regarding mother's funeral - give the information to my ex-husband.
On the bright side --- I recovered more quickly from jet lag this time. Am wondering where my head was when I left an ADHDer "home alone" for a month!:eek: He was so proud that he had done the floors... but warned me on the way home from the airport that there was still a "little clutter" :eek::eek::eek::eek: If you can believe it, his suitcases were still not unpacked (except for his toiletries) so I had all the cases to unpack! :( It's a good thing I love that man!
I am eagerly looking forward to a 5 day weekend get a away in Mid May. We are finally going to see Amsterdam! I have changed planes there for almost 15 yrs without seeing the city or country. May is the time for the tulips to be in bloom so we are going to take advantage of an extra long weekend and use up comp. time. Already have the air tickets and hotel reservations. Going to stay on the Amstel Canal with a canal facing room. It is located in the old Jewish section of the city and close to everything we want to see. We are arranging for a bus trip to the tulip fields for one of the days. No need for a rental car as everything can be reached by walking, tram or canal boat taxi. I wouldn't dare rent a bike and compete with the natives, had my fill of that in Denmark! :cool::cool: Eagerly reading guide books and gathering information on what I want to see and do. Steinar lived there for nearly year in the end of the 80's so he is looking forward to the changes. Only this time he will NOT be visiting those special places where they grow their own!
Want some yellow tulip bulbs Jerry? Maybe I can mail them...
I am trying to catch up on reading the forum and will try to comment in the days that come.
Hugs and love
Anna Marta