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Going OVER THE EDGE: October 14, 2018

A few months ago, I made the decision to do something crazy. Me, klutzy, accident-prone, me…signed up to rappel down a building. WHAT! And once I signed up, I immediately told people via text and Facebook…because then, I couldn’t back out and change my mind. Right!? For the next few months, I posted regularly and raised money to benefit the nonprofit agency I’ve been with for 7 years. As the day grew closer, I did begin to feel slight apprehension, but I watched numerous videos, asked tons of questions, and talked to others who had rappelled before. I decided not to let myself worry too much until the day of the event. Sunday, October 14th came…it was raining and had started to get chilly. At this point, I was looking forward to my descent and hoped for no lightning/major storms! Fortunately, we didn’t have more than sprinkles during our time. My friend Shari rappelled with me. Because she helped me raised money by hosting a leggings fundraiser, I shared the fun and adventure with her...