Arizona Supreme Court upholds Latter-day Saint clergy privilege in child abuse case Utah-based church says bishops had no legal obligation in this instance to report abuse Salt Lake Tribune I have to share my feelings on this. I know people see things differently but I personally feel like my head is going to explode over this. I cannot comprehend how the law protects a perpetrator over a child, all so they can “repent.” I would be interested in knowing how many abusers con

This is a half smile and half crying. My daughter gave me this book for my retirement with pictures and messages from people I’ve worked with through the years. I knew they were working on something but I wasn’t sure exactly what. If you wrote a message THANK YOU!!! This is priceless. I seriously cried and laughed for an hour. It made me so thankful for the career I’ve had and the work i was blessed to do. But most importantly it reminded me of how many amazing people I got t

“I think you’re having an identity crisis” my therapist Chad said to me and I knew he was right. I had been trying to figure out who I was and who I could be at this dreaded age of 66. I'd had so many recent changes that it was hard to know. I have had a lot of titles, roles and purposes in life. I was born a daughter to my good parents, in the middle of two brothers. My younger brother was physically and mentally handicapped so I learned at a young age how to be a helper an

Life has been nothing but change for me these last few years. Hard change. The hardest I’ve ever experienced. And there’s going to be a lot more. Yesterday was my last day working for Tulare County Child Welfare Services! Yep, I’m officially retired. It happened much quicker than I planned but there were some incentives that made it worth leaving a couple months sooner. I didn’t have much time to think about it because I was working about 60 hours a week the last 3 weeks to g

This morning at 12:25 am after a long battle with Brain Lymphoma and severe dementia as a result of his treatment. We went on our first date almost 39 years ago and have been married 36 1/2 years. We certainly had our share of ups and downs but he was truly my best friend. He loved me unconditionally and supported me through everything. I have a lot of regrets but I hope to focus instead on the love and memories we shared. We had some great times together, especially the few

I'm always looking for ways to identify what I am going through. This explains it pretty well. The grieving for someone who is still here, but not really here. I keep thinking this is going to get easier over time, but it doesn't. In fact, in many ways it gets more difficult. Every day I miss my husband. Although we had FAR from a perfect relationship, he was my best friend. Once when I had felt betrayed by someone and was very hurt, he said "I'll always have your back." And

This is a picture of me, my cousin Jackie, my best friend Anna, my friend Brenda (who has gone to the dark side and moved to Utah), my friend Dayna, and my other friend also named Dayna (who also moved to Utah - traitors!! :) Recently I came across an article in an LDS (Latter Day Saint/Mormon) magazine titled "When Your Child Doesn't Fit the Mormon Mold." It was from a frustrated mother asking for patience and understanding, who was suggesting some "tips" on how to help tho