Unexpectedly.

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lately, Corb's mom has been a bit down in the dumps, which is completely understandable, what with Jim's passing and the stress of having to figure out where she is going to live. The pressure felt from Jim's children and Scott and Tina to move out sooner rather than later, cannot make this an easy time in her life.

One of the silver linings is that she has developed a friendship with a lady who lives next door to her. Her name is Ginny and she is about Diana's age, and they have had similar experiences. She is also divorced and her husband was also abusive. Lately they have been doing a lot of activities together, including walking around five miles every day.

But I guess it can't take the place completely of family, and Corb noticed that when she went to visit him at his space at Shiplap on Friday, there was a note of sadness in her voice as they were discussing the week-end. 

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