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Robin Hood Redux: MAP Conference 2015: About

Conference Take-Aways, Conferences, Contemplation in Action, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

This is the first in a series of two posts. 2nd post in this series: Robin Hood Redux: MAP Conference 2015: Mary’s Private Notes 80% of long-term-care services in the USA are provided by (often unpaid) family caregivers. Many in this population do not have access to the latest and greatest conference presentations due to […]

Annual Report – 2014

Annual Reports, News

Just posted: The Marymac Missions’ Annual Report 2014! The report provides: 1 – a 2014-in-summary letter, + our values, vision, and mission statement 2 – Mary’s Work: Speaking, Training, and Retreats 3 – Mary & Karl’s Work: Accessible Gardens Development 4 – 2014 Metrics & More: Meeting People Where They Are: 6 Channels 5 – […]

Breaking to Write: Broke Me Open

Contemplation in Action, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

As you friends in the Christian tradition begin your trek out to the desert wilderness (don’t forget your backpack snacks and water bottle!), don’t worry ’bout being alone – I’ve been out here for at least the past 90 days peering into my past and examining the who done it, the where, when, what, how, […]

Personal Library Sort Started

Harmony at Home, Phase 3: 18 of 18 Sessions: Estate Disaster Relief Year 2014 Over!

Estate Management, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

It feels so good to say we’ve reached the end of the “Estate Disaster Relief Year 2014.” Phase 3, 18 of 18 sessions was completed on December 23, 2014. The estate management process has humbled me. A mountain way bigger than myself, it took a small team (myself, my beloved Karl, Edith, Hillary, and Melissa) […]

Personal Files Organized at Last!

Harmony at Home, Phase 3: 17 of 18 Sessions: Personal File System Created

Estate Management, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

The last estate management milestone of 2014 was reached on December 18, 2014. We now have the beginnings of a personal filing system where we can better locate practical papers (e.g. auto and medical receipts, house repairs), personal interests (e.g. newspaper and magazine clippings of fun things-to-do), personal finances (e.g. banking and retirement), and personal […]

Recovering Personal Files

Harmony at Home, Phase 3: 16 of 18 Sessions: Personal Unraveling… Reconciling

Contemplation in Action, Estate Management, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

Seven years ago I left everything to care for my mom, a state away, living with dementia. My personal paperwork was packed, not to be seen again for a very long time (I still have several pallets stacked high with boxes from 2007). Since moving to our current home in 2009 with the effects of […]

The Study - Gets Sorted

Harmony at Home, Phase 3: 12 of 18 Sessions: KM Study Sorted

Estate Management, Healing Grief & Loss, News, Survivor's Mission, Trauma Recovery & Renewal

Today, we started sorting the boxes moved to our new Karl and Mary Study (just eighteen months ago this was my father’s reading room) – into groups of: stationery, personal files, and personal/family history. This will become a room for books, journal and letter writing, and personal and family memories. Moving forward with a listening […]