BarbRad has been a member since
April 2 2009,
has rated 415 lenses,
favorited 114, and has
created 39 lenses from scratch.
This member's top-ranked page is "Sarah: The Suicide of Our Adult Child".
My Bio
In my life I've been student, public library clerk, English teacher in public school, elementary teacher in private schools,card buyer for Logos Bookstore in Westwood, California, manager of Hallmark Card store in a mall, and home school mom. Currently I am a seller of books and resources for PreK-12 educators of all kinds. I like to blog on the side, and recently I've learned to Tweet on Twitter....
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- Sarah: The Suicide of Our Adult Child
We learned on Friday afternoon, May 15, 2009 that our daughter Sarah had ended her tormented life. We spent three hours this afternoon talking with her common law husband, and he is devastated. Our daughter was very disturbed when she came to us as... view lens -
- Templeton, California
Templeton, California is a small, friendly community where you almost always run into someone you know at the Saturday Farmers Market. We have many vineyards,some small businesses, a few churches, and three public schools with good reputations. We d... view lens -
- Being There for a Dying Loved One
I had the opportunity and privilege of sitting beside my mother while she died at home of cancer. She had opted at the age of 89 to leave her newly discovered cancer untreated and receive hospice care so she could die comfortably in her own home. At... view lens -
- Adoption Song for Sarah, as She Turned 18
Sarah was such a child. She came into our lives as a foster child at the age of nine. She had been sexually abused by her father, and both she and her younger brother Jason (who was five) came to us from separate previous foster homes. We had met Jas... view lens -
- The 80's Were Our Parenting Years
Our Parenting Years Were Our Best Years Many people get married, plan to have children, have them, and enjoy them. Some of us learned that becoming parents isn't a sure thing. We married in 1964. By 1980, God had not yet blessed us with children. S... view lens

