Rebuilding house and life after a fire
This blog is a journal about a challenging time in my life due to a house fire, my son's depression, and beginning my empty nest stage of life. The fire at my house occured exactly 6 weeks before the first entry, and reliving it through writing is both difficult and helpful.The journal has caught up to real time now, but I do look back now and then to reflect and add perspective.Archives
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One Year Anniversary (99)
As I write this chapter, it is exactly one year since I got the call from my neighbor, while I was getting off the airplane, telling me there was a fire at my house and my son was on the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Depression, Family Crisis, House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir, Son, Stress, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged BAMC, Bastrop fires, Brooke Army Medical Center, change, daughter, dogs, empty nest, father's death, fire, fire anniversary, house, immigration laws, insurance, miscarriage, my life, personal memoir, post-trauma stress, reactions, smoke inhalation, son, son's depression
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Nine eleven eleven (59)
Today is a day for memories and reflection. After another night of too little sleep, I lay in bed, too tired to get up, and turned on the radio. NPR was broadcasting the ceremony from Ground Zero, where the families … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, California, Change, Family, Germany, Jewish, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, San Bernardino, Travel, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged 9/11, bilingual, California, dual citizenship, family, German, Germany, immigration, Muslim, my life, personal memoir, Ramadan, Ramazan, Turkey, Turkish, visa
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It’s just stuff, right? (11)
Now that my son is recovering back at home and the dogs are safe and relatively happy, my attention turns to my material possessions. The insurance appraiser and contractor have already walked me through the house for an initial survey. … Continue reading
Posted in Contractor, Daughter, Germany, Holidays, House, House Fire, House Sale, Insurance, Jewish, My Life, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Turkey
Tagged contractor, daughter, fire, German, Germany, Hanukah, house, insurance, Jewish, kitchen, my life, personal memoir, Rosh Hashanah, tea, Turkish
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 