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Nov 26, 20218 min read

Fear Doesn't Last Forever

| This is the 602nd story of Our Life Logs® | “Ma’am, you have been ordered to come with us.” That was what was said to me on one of the...

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Sep 26, 20197 min read

To Dream of Borders

My childhood was simple, as is most of life in our community. And for many years, it was all I knew, all I needed...

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Aug 28, 20198 min read

I Love This Life Because You Are in It

They say that daughters are a blessing, but that was not my reality. You see...for years, I blamed myself for my mother’s death...

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Aug 22, 20198 min read

Bed of Thorns

A bunch of wildflowers left my hands and dropped upon his grave. It was clear that the goodbyes were final. I was burying my husband...

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Aug 2, 20198 min read

Strength in the Journey

My parents were both originally from the northern region of Vietnam but fled south to escape communist rule...

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Jan 25, 20197 min read

To the Other Side

This was the day I was born, miraculously, to a drug-addicted mother who couldn’t take care of me. I was born with fetal alcohol syndrome...

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Jun 22, 20189 min read

After All, We Smile

My family and I lived with my maternal grandparents who were avid travelers. They would take us on trips, big and small, to let us...

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Mar 27, 20187 min read

I Choose Happiness

| This is the 38th story of Our Life Logs | I’ve been married three times to people who tried to break me. I am not a quitter. I never...

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