Cancer Taught Me to Open My Hand
When I thought I was going to die, grief blinded me. Not really for myself. I’ve had a pretty good…
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When I thought I was going to die, grief blinded me. Not really for myself. I’ve had a pretty good…
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Continue ReadingI've been thinking a lot about healing and how most times healing doesn't happen the way I hope or pray.…
Continue ReadingI have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…
Continue ReadingIf you are the parents who just sat for hours in a cold doctor’s office to hear that your child…
Continue ReadingDark clouds hang over my hometown. I am reminded of my mother's death many years ago. I lived in foster…
Continue ReadingOne day you’re living your best life, writing articles about how perfect your marriage is, and the next, BOOM, life…
Continue ReadingMiscarriage. It floods my head with devastating memories. It seems like it happened so long ago, yet I can still feel…
Continue ReadingI was on my way to the dollar store as they were opening, still flush with excitement that I had…
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