Timeline of My Life

2013

Hired as substitute teacher in Bethel and Puyallup School districts.

2012 

Moved to Spanaway with two best friends.
Filed for dissolution of marriage due to realizing that the cycle would never end unless I left.
Sought professional help for depression and anxiety, codependency, emotional abuse, spiritual abuse.

with Liz at Ocean Shores - Fall 2011

 2011

Liz and me with Kevin when she came to visit from Louisiana

January – walking through what was probably the darkest time of my life with Liz as we attempted to return to our synagogue. The Chaverim formed. We began to meet at Liz’s house for Shabbat. *My first time ever being out of organized religion.

March - Final break with synagogue.

June 16 – Mom’s 90th surprise birthday party. Many months of working through the grief, finally accepting my doctor’s advice to help me cope with life.

brother Hugh, Mom, and Lisa

2010

May/June - Second cross country road trip with the Hendersons – highlight of the year.

with the Henderson's in St. Louis, Missouri

July – Rose passes after battling cancer for two and a half years - Liz and I walked through this with her.

September 29 – Liz’s Mom passed unexpectedly on the last day of Sukkot.

October 29 - left Beit Hallel, a messianic synagogue.

2009

Frequent day trips with the Henderson's

2008

May/June - Our first month long road trip with the Henderson’s.
Discovered that Jacob most likely has Asperger’s Syndrome.

Meeting up with my sister, Kamisha in Springfield, Illinois

2007

Began to costume as Jedi.

Ari C'rona and Hendel D'bu with our favorite clone

2006

Resigned from job after 16 years of teaching at Sand Hill Elementary in Belfair, WA.
Began to homeschool Jacob.

2005

September - my dad, Marion Dorsett Samson died at the age of 86.

Mom and Dad circa 2000

Marriage restored.

Larry and me 2009

2004

Began to letterbox, beginning a time of much more activity and travel than ever before.

Alex, Morgan, and Taylor Henderson with Jacob

1998

Began attending Beit Hallel, a messianic synagogue and began to live a Torah observant life style.

at Yom Kippur

Simchat Torah at Beit Hallel 2009

1997 

Major marriage issues escalated.

Worked through the ‘Weigh Down Workshop’ series during this time.

1994 

Jacob Aaron Landry was born on August 18 at Harrison Hospital, Bremerton, WA.

Jacob Aaron Landry

Joanne hosts the shower from work

1993 

Moved to Tahuya, WA to be closer to my work.

1989-1998 - Attended various churches where I was actively involved.

1989 

Left Country Chapel after six years of attending – I had been active teaching Sunday School and hosting a home fellowship group for most of that time.

1987

September - my brother, Dean, 10 years my senior died unexpectedly at the age of 38. We all flew to California to attend his memorial.

Dean

1983 – 1990 – employed as a substitute in several districts in Kitsap and Mason Counties while searching for permanent employment. Larry was in various school programs during this time.

1983

Married Larry Michael Landry on December 17 at Country Chapel, Bremerton. Spent our honeymoon in Victoria, BC.

December 17, 1983

Laid off from Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School.

Began to attend Country Chapel  leaving the Catholic Church completely.

1982 

Joined ‘Channel’, a Catholic ministry training program based in Seattle, WA.
Hired to teach 6th grade at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bremerton, WA.

1981

Joined ‘Catholic Life Singers’ Ministry. We traveled around the state singing in various Catholic Churches.
Graduated cum laude from Eastern Washington University with a B.A. Ed, major – Reading, minor – Math.

1980 

Rejoined the Catholic Church.

Worked in the EWU Education office in the work study program for the year.

1979 

Left Catholic Church and lived in a Christian dorm off campus.

Attended Marshall Community Church.

Went to Hawaii with the church choir for two weeks.

1978 

Employed by Sacred Heart Hospital in the laundry for the Summer.

Lived at home while attending college.

1977

Seriously considered joining a convent.

Entered Eastern Washington University in the Education program. Lived on campus in Dryden Hall.

Employed by Eastern on the grounds crew for the Summer.

Graduated with honors from Lewis & Clark High School, Spokane, WA.

1975 

Began attending Lewis & Clark High School, my first experience in public schools.

1974

Began playing guitar with the folk group at Sacred Heart.

Attended a David Wilkerson Crusade where I consciously decided to serve G-d.

Began to attend the ‘Lord of Love’ prayer meetings at Gonzaga University.

1973

Began attending Mary Cliff High School, an all girl Catholic school, Spokane, WA.

1972

Attended Cataldo Middle School as two parish schools consolidated.

Began to sing with the folk group at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for the Saturday evening folk mass.

1969

Campfire Camp, Couer d’ Alene, Idaho.

4th grade

1964

Began attending Sacred Heart School as a first grader, Spokane, WA

Memories of Bluebirds, Campfire Girls, and selling school candy.

1964

Moved back to Spokane, WA

1962 

Moved to Montana - First at Rocky Boy Indian Reservation on the Milk River, where Dad worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, then to Havre. I remember there being a blizzard, my brothers’ horned toad, and their friend’s horses.

me and the boys

1959 

Born on July 24 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, WA – the last of seven children. Lived out on Glenrose Prairie, then moved to 19th Street across from Manito Park.