Recollections & Reflections
A Journal of my Life
This series started as a place to leave stories for my kids to someday have. It’s turned into something so much more. Along the way, it’s helped women get out of situations they shouldn’t have been in, and let people know they weren’t alone. Everything here is a work of fiction as it relates to other people’s lives, but it’s my truth as it relates to my own recollections and reflections.
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #1
I’ve decided to write a journal of sorts. Mainly a work of fiction as it pertains to anyone but me…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #2
My parents and their friends seemed to be the quintessential 60s suburban couples. The husband worked and the wife stayed…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #3
When I was young, I felt very lonely! Sure, I had friends in my neighborhood but not so much when…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #4
The Time I Ran Away TO Home! On Sunday morning my Dad would drop us off for Sunday School and…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #5
The Tornado On the early morning of June 9, 1966, a tornado lifted up the roof of a home one…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #6
My Church Saved Me My church saved me and not in the way you may think. I talked about our…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #7
College College was a big deal in my family. Heading off to college after high school wasn’t an option, it…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #8
Living with the Devil This piece isn’t about me but it is something that was happening to friends in my…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #9
Where Were We? Oh, that’s right the summer of 1975! Well if you think things couldn’t get crazier, buckle your…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #10
Where were we? Oh, that’s right! I had moved to Rockford to work with my cousin and her husband. I…
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Lynn’s Small Recollections & Reflections #11
The Happy Housewife? After we got married, I moved into the house that was bought for us to start our…
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Lynn’s Little Recollections & Reflections #12
We settled into our little house on Meadow Lane. It was tiny with just two bedrooms and two bathrooms but…
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Lynn’s Little Recollections & Reflections #13
Behind Closed Doors It’s interesting how much shame and isolation there is when you’re in an unhealthy relationship that you’re…
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Recollections #14 – Living the Dream
On the Move Again When I was very pregnant with Kenny we went on walks trying to induce labor and…
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Lynn’s Recollections & Reflections #15 – Four Tumultuous Years
Keeping Myself Busy A lot happened in the following four years. While being a stay-at-home mom to a toddler is…
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Lynn’s Recollections & Reflections #16 – My Sister
I’m not talking about what happened after #15 for a while. Yes, I’m keeping you hanging and reading! I Have…
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Lynn’s Recollections & Reflections #17 – Fast Forward to Today
Don’t worry I will head back to the 80s next week and share what happened after I decided I needed…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #18 – The Divorce
The Divorce You would think that women in the late 80’s would have a fair shake when it came to…
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Lynn’s Recollections & Reflections #19 – Do Your Homework!
Lawyers I’m not saying all lawyers are bad but divorce lawyers seem to be vicious. I hired the first lawyer…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #20 – Why Am I Writing This?
Why am I Writing This? Some of you may be wondering why I’m so openly sharing my life with the…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #21 – Fixer Upper
Becoming a Single Mom Once I could finally move Kenny out of the house without an issue, I had a…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #22 – Dating Single Mom
Dating Single Mom Being a single mom who was still in her early 30s I really wanted to find my…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #23 – Roommates
This story has become a bit of family folklore. We typically tell it at family events after a few too…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #24 – The Ghost
Do You Believe in Ghosts? I certainly did not until one was living with me in my house. I felt…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #25 – Losing My Favorite Home
The Tax Man Cometh A year after the home I shared with my ex-husband sold and I had my taxes…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #26 – Present Day
Fast Forward to Today Don’t worry, I will head back in time but I wanted to use this series to…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #27 – Meeting Keith
1992 I had finally settled into my new home. I was hoping that my prayers that I hadn’t completely messed…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #28 – Falling in Love
The Joe Cocker Concert Where we left off from last week….. We went to the concert and neither of us…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #29 – Becoming a Grandma
My Baby had a Baby I’ve been waiting for a long time to join the Grandma Club and I finally…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #30
Where Did We Leave Off? Oh! I remember! “Handy” and I got married and we began our life in his…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #31 – And Then There Was Annie
And Then There Was Annie Annie just like Kenny was breech however this time I knew ahead of time so…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #32
Something Else that Was Happening in 1993 Sometime after Keith and I got married but before Annie was born, my…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #33
Our Family of Four We got into a great routine as a family. Our neighbors next door had a little…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #34 – We Bought A Boat
Something to Do in January In January of 1998, we went to the Boat Show in Chicago. At the time…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #35 – And Then There Were Five
Having a Baby at 42 As I mentioned last week, I was sure that I was going through menopause but…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #36 – Our Kids
Life with Three Kids Once our house renovation was completed and our house was back in order, we fell into…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #37 – Going Back to Work
A Full-Time Job Emma was just in 1st grade; an opportunity presented itself that I couldn’t pass up. Scholastic Book…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #38 – The Blog
Life After Work When my corporate job was over, I knew exactly what I was going to do for the…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #39 – Living My Dream
How lucky am I to be living out my dream? I spend my days at home, creating, writing, and sharing…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #40 – Sweet Molly
Our Family Dog Molly Neither Keith nor I grew up with a dog. My youngest brother got a dog about…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #41 – Filling Your Tank
I recently returned from a 10-day road trip to meet with my blogging buddies to work together. Our mission was…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #42
It’s been a bit since I’ve written anything in this series so I wanted to pop back in and share…
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Lynn’s Recollections and Reflections #43 – 2 Truths and A Lie
I’m sure if I ever play this game I will say “I was part of a hurricane evacuation from Florida”…
