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An Unimaginable Act

I begin my third book: An Unimaginable Act with the introduction describing the worst day of my life at just the tender age of 6 weeks shy of my 7th birthday. Details of that day that have never been made public before. Details I have only ever shared with a therapist, my husband, and editor […]


The day that changed my life.

It is amazing how a few words can change your life. It happened to me 14 years ago today. It was much like today the skies were blue, the sun was shining and it was in the mid 60’s. My best friend and younger sister said the words I will never forget. It was as […]


We All Need Balance

We all need balance in our lives. If you don’t have balance you will get burnt out and find yourself unhappy or unfulfilled. If you find yourself working too much you begin to hate your job if you don’t already. Many people wake up and dread going to work but for most we don’t have […]


Forgiveness Leads to Freedom

Forgiving those that hurt you You can watch the entire service by clicking on the link above. This is the message spoken from the heart that was shared at my church on Sunday and now is the first thing you see on my website. If you have ever wondered how I have become to be […]


A Christmas Letter

Watercolor painting of Erin as a child done by Michal Madison Please support Erin’s Law in joining hands for justice and healing by donating here. After a scary end to 2010 where I had my 2nd seizure that placed me in the hospital for 6 days the resilient person I am bounced back and just […]


Erin Merryn

Please Share In the holiday season I ask that you pass this video on to 5-10 people and ask them to do the same. My goal is to get thousands to have viewed this video by the New Year when several more states will be introducing Erin’s law in 2012.


Letter to my teacher 9 years ago making a point!!!!

While I have lots to share about my non-stop travels speaking every week for the past month, that will come in a later post this week with photos and video. I am going to tell you about something that happened 9 years ago when I was working on my first speech for my high school […]




Life Changing Experience:RFK Camp

As I promised I wanted to share my experience a week away all last week working at a camp in Wisconsin for abused children who are all in foster care. I am writing this to the sound of tornado sirens going off. Sunday Counselors arrived in the morning and unpacked, decorated rooms, had lunch, met […]


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