HI Ladies

[dréa riley]

I am sorry I haven't been around to answer your phone calls. But Let me start by saying thanks. I am ok. I am not standing on no cliff or edge of a window sill or anything "thelma or louise esque". I am not having any crazy health issues or anything. And everything between cwb and myself is going great. Some of you know that we've been seekign counseling for the last year and I can honestly say its been completely worth it. I've also been getting some counseling myself and well thats a process, but i am committed to seeing it through. I am just working through somethings...and on top of that I am  just enjoying...well me. I'll be the first to admit that I have some issues to work out and knowing that you ladies are behind me is part of whats giving me strength to do it. I have some growing up and some purging to do...No one can do those things for me. I need this time to come to grips with who Andrea Denise Brickey is, who she wants to be.

So i am going to be selfish and stand offish for a little while longer.

I wont be taking phone calls or emailing or haunting the boards.

I am just asking you ladies to bear with me. Give me this time to myself and understand that at this exact moment other than your continued prayers, There is nothing really that i need or want.

I just need some solace. And I know you all know how that feels. I feel like I am about to beg, sigh. Just give me some time to myself. I feel guilty when i don't answer the phone or responde to the emails. I'll be back soon, I promise.

Andrea Denise Brickey

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I think that a lot of our worldly problems come from trying to classify folks as one thing or another instead of just recognizing them as folks to begin with.--Drea Riley