Hi Constance…
Well…it is going to be official on October 1st, 2014…my new name, Charissa Grace White will be my legal name. It astounds me and truthfully I feel weird. Not bad at all…but I am not quite sure what to feel, getting ready to officially have a name that means me, and not someone else I felt chained to.
I will still be going by my old name at work for awhile…in talking with HR they are fine with that, and the important thing is that I get it done.
And…it looks like the methods at work to police me will be along the lines mentioned in the “Tolerance or Acceptance” article that I reposted. Some things happened today that discouraged me, greatly.
Ima declare it right now…like Daniel, in the lion’s den…I want to do and say and be the right thing. So I am going to keep on:
doing justice
loving mercy
walking humbly
a sad, giddy/weird feeling Charissa Grace who finds her name sustaining her in Lady Grace’s courts.
Later, after I started this:
PS: omg…thank you ddh!!
❤ always ❤
Charissa's Grace Notes 
i m really excited for you Charissa. Your name is such a beautiful name.
It is a beautiful name and I hope you feel it belongs to you and you embody it. Good luck to you.
Thank you so much, that is such a great blessing. I know it is a name I endeavor to live up to for sure!
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I’m so excited for you! There is so much to the right name and I know claiming it as your legal name will help make things even better! 🙂
So awesome hearing your voice, Rissa! Great things are happening!
THANK YOU!!! You too Kat, and glad to shoulder some of the load.
love, Rissa
Oh gosh, sorry for unloading like that! The stress!
So happy for your next steps in your journey! 🙂
Kat, I am truly honored, and will brook no more apologies for using a friend’s shoulder for exactly what it was created for! 🙂
Anytime…any.
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