Terri Rimmer

Contact | FAQ | Publish & Sell | Getting Your Books/Ebooks | Wholesale Orders | Search | Home Title: MacKenzie's Hope Author: Terri Rimmer Format(s): PDF (ebook) Pages: 295 Ebook Price: $10.00 BUY The Ebook Category: Family About the Book Free Excerpt From The Book (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) MacKenzie's Hope is the true story of one birth mom's experience placing her child in a semi-open adoption while living in a maternity home in Fort Worth, TX. The story takes place in the year 2000 and includes a childhood background of the author/birth mom detailing her many obstacles throughout life such as alcoholism, depression, sexual and physical abuse, sex addiction, and bipolar disorder. While the story is at times tragic it is also the portrait of a woman who will not and does not give up despite what others tell her throughout her life. The story begins when Tara, the birth mom finds out she is pregnant for the first time at the age of 34. For 14 years she

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By Terri Rimmer They call themselves Improv that squeals. A sketch comedy group, Last Ham Standing, features line skits at various theatres throughout the U.S. and are based in Dallas, TX and Maryland. They do public shows, private parties, corporate training, emceeing, and mime. Evelyn “The Other White Meat” Mullins is the director for the Dallas troupe and Andy Mullins, her husband is part of the group. Evelyn, a resident of Plano, earned her bachelor of arts in radio/t.v./film from North Texas University and Andy is a native of Fort Worth and earned his associates degree from Tarrant County College. Kelly Fiore, also part of the troupe, is a resident of Carrollton and actress Pam Holcomb-McLain grew up in Lewisville where she took her first piano lesson at six followed by vocal training, dance lessons, and drama classes. “Comedy is very hard and anxiety-producing but when success happens it is so, so sweet,” said comedy writer Dan Malachowski. “Booking gigs and trying to make a few

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If tomorrow starts without me Terri, And I'm not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today, While thinking of the many things we didn't get to say. I know how much you love me As much as I love you, And each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand, That an angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand, And said my place was ready, In heaven far above, And that I'd have to leave behind; All those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my eye For all my life I'd always thought, I didn't want to die. I had so much to live for, so much left to do, It seemed almost impossible That I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the bad, I thought of all the love we shared, And all the fun we had. If i could relive yesterday, Just even for

By Terri Rimmer Here are some of the best retirement communities in Fort Worth and Dallas, TX: At Trinity Terrace the motto is “We celebrate life.” They tout themselves as the only continuing care retirement community. As a resident you receive unlimited stays at their health care center with no increase in the monthly fee. They offer spacious den and studio apartments and are located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth at 1600 Texas Street. The Trinity Terrace Foundation is the charitable arm of the company. The facility has a restaurant-style dining room with a trained chef. Residents plan their own days and live at their own pace. Trinity Terrace may be reached at 800-841-0561. Hill Villa Retirement Community is located near the cultural district at 8000 Calmont Avenue. They have month-to-month rent with no long-term leases or buy-in fees. Meals are served daily and household maintenance is available. Weekly housekeeping and linen service and scheduled transportation are also avail

By Cindy Persico Like most of us I struggle with the concept of “Higher Power” or H.P. and my understanding has grown thankfully over the years that on most days I can feel centered and well-cared for by this Higher Power thanks to Alanon. That isn’t always the case. In 2003 my brother-in-law was killed in a car accident. Watching my sister, Joy, struggle with her grief has been particularly painful and has called into question again how to make sense out of things that seem so senseless. What good can come from this? Hello, God, Are you still there? Will you take care of Joy? She’s so scared and sure this isn’t what should be happening at all. One day I had to take Eunice, my cat, to the vet. She shivered, and shook, and cried, certain this couldn’t possibly be what should be happening at all. I reassured her as best I could; yet again had a flash that this is exactly how life feels sometimes. I’m sure that whatever is happening is all wrong and yet it’s the best thing for my growth,

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By Terri Rimmer Today was the day she stopped taking it. Stopped being kicked around, punched in the gut, and driven to the bottom of the barrel, settling for crumbs. She treated her dog better than she let people treat her. The phone had rang too early that morning. As she heard the machine pick up and the dreaded expectation and realization of her new publisher’s voice come across the tape she told herself she would not pick it up. She did not want to deal with this woman today.

By Terri Rimmer Monica looks normal. Pretty, young, grandma (though she doesn’t look it), full-time employee, exotic looking she tempts the desires of her newfound friend Mark. But as she tells her story you realize how deceiving looks can be. “I had part of my liver removed because of liver cancer but that didn’t stop me from drinking,” she begins. “Not even going through chemo though I didn’t drink when I was pregnant with my two girls. But then I went back to drinking. Nothing stopped me from drinking.” Until a week ago when she heard her 23-year-old daughter talking to her friend on the phone. Her daughter told her friend, “I won’t ever drink because my mom is going to die from drinking. She’s going to wind up with cirrhosis of the liver.” “She doesn’t know I heard her say that,” said Monica. “That’s when I made the decision to never drink again.” At the Manhattan Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Center, one of the first treatment centers in New York State that recognized the

By Terri Rimmer One club has taken a title of a movie and put their own spin on it. First and Last Wives Club in Texas is full of women who were once married and vow never to be again, not because of bitterness or male bashing but for reasons ranging from “switching teams” (lesbianism) or for their own personal quests. “The First Wives Club” was a 1996 movie about Hollywood trophy wives who take husbands away from the original wives. But this organization doesn’t lament what went bad in their marriage, but instead celebrate their life now. “We designed the name because in forming our group we all realized that we had at one time all been married to one loser or another,” said Owner “Miss Lace.” “We are predominantly lesbian, although some of my founding lifers, heterosexual persuasion.” The club participates in activities all over the city like the recent Pride Parade and Dykes On Bikes. Even the straight ones march in the gay pride parades. The club’s motto is “If you’ve ever been a f

We've ran through sprinklers carving our hearts on each other's souls. We saw tears become smiles that our dreams make a reality. We’ve seen each other through the pain, crawled, walked, and then ran to visualizations beyond us. My older sister Cindy held my hand till the trauma of a day became the peace of a new tomorrow. Hoping to grow old holding onto memories like fireflies we used to catch in jars releasing them later lovingly. Our younger years yawned into spreading teenaged crushes, hopes, and vision into our 20s feeling our way through hopes and goals among the brighter stars. Before we could blink there was our 30s as we let go of a crumpled past. We talk like there's no tomorrow neither time nor distance or difficulties stop our hearts from being intertwined into the bond that yesterday's failures or success could break apart and sever our ties. She turned 40 two years ago and next there's me. When did we think this was so old? She spreads hope and even th

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By Terri Rimmer The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) had a great turnout Nov. 17th at the Z Gallerie on Knox Street in Dallas, raising money for their cause. On The Border Restaurant and Al James, the PanCAN public relations rep from national headquarters attended the event and many of his friends made purchases with a percentage going to PanCAN. James, a former Dallas resident, was part of the festive atmosphere. Virginia Griffin, Fort Worth PanCAN’s Team Hope volunteer coordinator, set up a display of lives touched by pancreatic cancer, she said, to hopefully put a face to the disease. They also provided PanCAN informational material and PanCAN wristbands were given out. “It was truly a night filled with heartwarming moments,” said Griffin. “And then there was the moment I was handed a Mason jar filled with change for Pennies for PanCAN! Then others seeing the jar dumped more change in it. Then there was the precious caring showed by so many to a new friend recently diagnose

Month 1 – Baby is smaller than the size of a grain of rice and weighs less than 1 ounce. By the end of the first month her heart is beating and the brain, nervous system, arms, and legs are starting to form. Month 2 - The baby is smaller than the size of a grape. She is now one inch long and her major organs (heart, lungs) are fully formed. Her arms, legs, and fingers can move and her ankles, ears, and wrists are formed. Month 3 – The baby is as long as a pickle and is now 4 inches long and weighs a little more than an ounce. Her teeth start developing and the mom may hear her heartbeat for the first time. Month 4 – The baby is as long as a carrot and 6-7 inches long, weighing 5 ounces. She has eyelashes and eyebrows and kicks, moves, and swallows. Month 5 – The baby is as long as an eggplant and is 8-12 inches long, weighing ½ to 1 pound. She sleeps and wakes up and has fingernails now. Month 6 – The baby is as long as a pineapple and is 11-14 inches long, weighing 1-1 ½ pounds. Her

Once I found out I was pregnant for the first time on January 2, 2000, I began keeping a pregnancy journal, which soon became an adoption journal, which I kept for over a year. The journal was to be a tribute to my unborn daughter and later to birth moms as well. It details from beginning to end what it's like to be a birth mom involved in a semi-open adoption and depicts the various attitudes prevalent today regarding adoption in our society. My goal with the journal, which I've now turned into a novel, is to educate the general public about adoption and for the book to serve as a supportive tool for prospective birth moms and those who have already placed their child for adoption. Since the adoption process has evolved so much from the 1920s when "orphan trains" were the norm to the 1960s when all adoptions were closed and birth moms weren't allowed to see or hold their newborn, I wanted to show first-hand what adoption is like today. Since there continues to be