Family
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04 July 02026
Today we celebrate 250 years of the United State of America, a Celebration of Life at the funeral. Family & friends gather to honor and remember, to share the funny/sad stories, to create a meaningful tribute to the lost. There will be food, drink, and fireworks. Continue reading
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Struggling ~ Why I’ve been absent
Mariah, my beloved goddaughter, came to me in July, after a year of unrelenting pain and inability to get good care as an uninsured, working and poor adult. Finally so ill she could no longer work, and desperate for good medical care, she gave up her home in Seattle and came here for help. We… Continue reading
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My Mother
BETTY LOU JULIAN [BROGAN] SERR Betty Lou Julian Serr died October 12, 2009 in Chandler, AZ. She was born in Long Beach, California July 5, 1924, the daughter of Bob & Georgia (Kenney) Julian. She went to Montana as a baby with her parents and resided on a ranch near Clyde Park until the… Continue reading
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Niki
Today I get to write, because Niki is going to the grocery store for me. Niki has been, steady and patient, in my life for twenty-eight years. She has outlasted my absences and withdrawals, my long silences and strenuous sulks. We’ve played together, at auctions and art shows; at second-hand stores and carnivals. We have… Continue reading
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Lost
Today I am grieving a once-loved child, now lost to drugs and psychosis. A child desperate for love, who could not be still long enough to receive it. Crank. Crack. Speed. Meth. These hard, harsh, one-syllable words — have you ever noticed that? — how they turn their users into harsh, hard, dangerous, one-dimensional people.… Continue reading
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