Dec 13, 2021

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How “Leaving on a Jet Plane” Helped Me Heal a Wound I Didn’t Know I Had

Singing has never been my forte; but the song came to me when I needed it most

In the summer of 2006, I was a new mom and everything had been going perfectly.

Well.

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B.S. Business/Human Resources M.S. in Child Development/Education. Associate editor for Touchpoint Press. Erstwhile classroom music teacher. Homeschooler.

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How “Leaving on a Jet Plane” Helped Me Heal a Wound I Didn’t Know I Had

Singing has never been my forte; but the song came to me when I needed it most

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