Judy Lebens:  

Wow! How time flies. I can't believe we're on the downhill slope to our 50th reunion. As I'm sure anyone who's interested knows, I am an RN (45 yrs), have been single since 1981 and raised 3 kids by myself. They are all happy, healthy, and successful, and have given me 4 grandchildren. Tangling with a drunk driver in 1988 eventually took me from the profession I love and sent me back to school in 1995 to get a Master's in Social Work. ( I really wanted a Masters in Divinity so I could become a hospital chaplain but couldn't relocate to do that.) After the kids were on their own and my parents and dog died, I decided I could finally leave Yakima. So, I moved to Portland where I happily lived and worked for 5 years before finally listening to that call to chaplaincy. In 2006 I moved to Berkeley, CA and entered the Episcopal Seminary there. Graduating with my MDiv in 2009, I went on to a one year hospital chaplaincy residency in San Francisco which I completed in August of '10. I fell in love with Berkeley and the bay area and fully intended to stay and look for chaplaincy work. However, 2 weeks after finishing...Expand for more