1.

They say you only come to peace with yourself when you know
yourself better than those around you. Derick knew nothing about
this. He thought he had found peace but this was an illusion as he
was about to find out with an unexpected occurrence that he
actually knew nothing about himself.

2. He knew what he was supposed to do. That had been apparent

from the beginning. That was what made the choice so difficult.
What he was supposed to do and what he would do were not the
same. This would have been fine if he were willing to face the
inevitable consequences, but he wasn't.

3. She was aware that things could go wrong. In fact, she had
trained her entire life in anticipation that things would go wrong
one day. She had quiet confidence as she started to see that this
was the day that all her training would be worthwhile and useful.
At this point, she had no idea just how wrong everything would go
that day.

4. Debbie had taken George for granted for more than fifteen years
now. He wasn't sure what exactly had made him choose this time
and place to address the issue, but he decided that now was the
time. He looked straight into her eyes and just as she was about
to speak, turned away and walked out the door.

5. I'm heading back to Colorado tomorrow after being down in Santa

Barbara over the weekend for the festival there. I will be making
October plans once there and will try to arrange so I'm back here
for the birthday if possible. I'll let you know as soon as I know the
doctor's appointment schedule and my flight plans.