Trent, thanks for your input. I will definitely read the books you suggested.

I started reading the detachment article and man, that's me. i'm such an over-functioner, fix it person. I finally learned after our son's death (amongst other things) that things are not in our control (and really in the trust of God's ultimate wisdom). i guess i didn't learn the lesson enough though since this bomb was dropped! so now, i feel like, ok, i get it already! it's not in my control...but now what? do i sit back and do nothing, do i keep trying, what do i do???....it's hard for me to just be. this last piece has had me spinning in circles for the last few weeks. some days, i'm on overdrive to do everything i've learned from all these books, other days, i try to take things one day at a time, and then on the bad days, i'm a freak (ok, that's exaggerated...kind of. :))


Me 30, H34, M7years
Bomb dropped 5/09, S8/09, Living together 2/10 (due to external forces)