I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you to my site.

My name is Di and although there are a number of topics I'd like to introduce you to throughout these pages, I want you to consider this a place of warmth and welcoming to the heart and soul.

I am currently married to a wonderful man whom I'll be talking about within this site along with being the step-mother of a 12 year old daughter.  I consider myself very family oriented and would like to add a "positive" "educational" and "uplifting" difference to the internet.

I am almost 40 years old and have lived in Canada all of my life.

 
Due to some past experiences in my life, I've decided to open up this site and share my heart with you.  Some of these topics are very personal and I am hoping that if just one person becomes a bit more educated or leaves after learning something by my sharing some of my experiences, then I will have gone through them for a positive reason.

I would like to use this site as a communicator to turn this negative experience into a positive one and to raise awareness of the general population.  Perhaps I will be given the opportunity to lend my voice to the voiceless who are not being heard.

Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on how you look at things), I am a very outspoken person and have a tendency to call things as I see them.  I always try to point out the good in every situation, due to the fact that I don't hesitate to mention the bad.

I have been questioned about the title of this site.  My attitude towards that is, I've been through my own personal form of hell and what exactly is the opposite of hell?  I firmly believe I am a SURVIVOR.

The above is a gift and not an award.

The following message was received with this gift:

"I am so happy and honored to send you my survivor gift.  Of all the things on my homepage, this is the one thing I am most proud of and the one thing that is most dear to me.

The human spirit never ceases to amaze me.  No matter what obsticales are thrown in our paths, we continue on.  Not only do we continue, we learn from these things and we get stronger!

I created this gift as my way of saying how proud I am of you.  You are truly a survivor!  I hope you enjoy this gift...and I hope it brings a little smile to your day."
 
 

 
Some topics may not be suitable for very young eyes.  I do plan on discussing such issues as "mental health" and "chronic pain".

I will promise you there will be no pornography, no hate or foul language.  I will do my best to ensure that all links to this site are similar in nature with regards to the values I hold and cherish deeply.

I hope you will enjoy your visit and would appreciate it very much if you would take a moment to sign my guestbook before you leave.

Without input from you the viewer, I will never know you've been here or have the opportunity to repay your kindness and visit your site in return.

As this is a work in progress and  therapy for me, this site may be slow in updating.  Please be patient while I work on composing these pages and I promise I'll do my best to make it worth a return visit to my site.

I dedicate this site to the love of my life, my husband.  For without him, I would not have had the courage to write my stories and would probably not be here to share them.

Well, now that you know a bit about me, shall we continue?

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
 Walk beside me and be my friend."
~Albert Camus~
 

 

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I have now installed a message board where YOU, the viewer may leave your comments, suggestions, questions, etc.  This message board may be used by all.  Please feel free to write messages (questions or comments) or even pose a different point of view.  You may want to comment on a previous thread of conversation or start a new one.

It is my hope that this site will continue to provide an uplifting point of view and I am hoping that you the viewer can contribute to this.  If you have something uplifting or informative, please ensure you share it with the rest of us.  I'm well aware that not all posts will be positive in nature due to the subject matter.

I do have a few requests with regards to the use of this message board.  PLEASE no profanities.  If you are looking for answers to a question, consider posting it through the message board.  I've always believed that no question is a "stupid" question, that's how we all learn.  If you know of a site similar to this one that would benefit another viewer, please feel free to leave the URL (no porn/hate sites please).  Sorry for standing on my soap box for so long, however, I want to ensure that this message board is an asset and not a liability to this site.

If someone posts a message about their feelings, please do not argue with that person about their feelings.  That is how the person is currently feeling and you can't argue with that.  Do not invalidate  a  person's feelings (although you may be only trying to help).  Feelings are real and these feelings are theirs.  This way, the person and their feelings are not being invalidated.
 
 

It is with the deepest of appreciation, honour and excitement that I display the above award.  This site will also be listed as a Site Of The Week on Thursday, October 19, 2000.  I don't generally post awards on my index pages, however, this Personal Web Pages @ About.com  Featured Site Award has made me very excited.  Thank You Linda!!!

To view Linda's column, please visit http://personalweb.about.com or you can visit the profile of this site at http://personalweb.about.com/cs/womengthrum/index.htm
or you may wish to read about "How I created my first web site at http://personalweb.about.com/internet/personalweb/library/adventure/
bladvpheaven.htm

I was also featured as "Site Of The Week" by about.com.  You may read the article here: http://personalweb.about.com/internet/personalweb/library/blsite.htm
 

Thank you Bev from the bottom of my heart
for designing such an amazing set.  Never in my 
life have I come across a set of graphics that 
caught my attention for the appropriateness of
what I was looking for.  Thanks also for being
so kind and sharing your work through linkware.

	Personal Web Pages About.com

I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Lisa for the wonderful "My Piece Of Heaven"
Banner displayed above.  It's absolutely beautiful.

 

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Last updated January 4, 2001
Moved in January 20, 2000
 
 

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