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Jul 11, 20187 min read
A Helping Heart
If life were to be pre-programmed, it would kill the fun out of every learning situation. It would be better to be born a zombie than...
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Jul 3, 20188 min read
Beyond My Mistakes
Each one of us has a story. Mine is a tale of a woman who was able to achieve her dreams because of the people along the way. If others...
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Jun 27, 201812 min read
100 Years and Counting
When I tell people I’m 100 years old, their eyes widen like they’re looking at a rare gem. I suppose I am, but I don’t see it that way...
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Jun 20, 20187 min read
On the Backs of Dragons
While working on the farm as a young boy, I had time to daydream. As I milked cows and plucked chickens, I played the “what-if” game with...
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Jun 19, 20187 min read
Finding the American Dream
During this time in the United States, children were free to play outside without much danger. It was a simpler yet happier time, a time...
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Jun 15, 20189 min read
When We Let Go
Before all the construction took over, I would walk up to the hills that weren’t cleared off and breathe in the summer air. You could see...
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Jun 13, 20189 min read
Cooper Strong
When I was a little girl, I can remember my dad saying to me, my brother, and my sister: “Your papaw was a good man, and I’ve tried my...
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Jun 12, 20189 min read
Not Broken Yet
My parents fought throughout my whole childhood. The very first memory I have is sitting in a car seat by the front door while my parents...
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Jun 11, 20187 min read
“I Can’t Do This.”
There were seven of us children in the family, and I was the fifth one. The life of our parents was one of compassion and giving...
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Jun 8, 20186 min read
It’s Gonna Be Alright
After my parents divorced four years after my birth, I was raised by my paternal grandparents on their farm. At times, I had a trying...
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Jun 6, 20187 min read
Outside the Kingdom Hall
My grandparents raised me and my cousin, Lance, after my parents divorced when I was five. We lived in a trailer. Grandpa made our...
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Jun 6, 20188 min read
This Beating Heart
I was born in Bryan, Ohio in September of 1993, arriving a year after the death of my older brother, who had been born with heart defects...
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Jun 1, 20187 min read
My Journey to Be a Published Author
As an only child, I spent most of my childhood with my parents and other adults. I made friends in school, but I was a bit awkward...
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May 31, 20185 min read
One of Us
My father was in seminary and my mother was working for the same institution where my father was. I was rather unexpected since my mother...
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May 31, 20188 min read
Out of the Cocoon
My parents first arrived in this town after immigrating from Algeria during the national crisis in the 80s. Since its independence...
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May 21, 20186 min read
Elsewhere
I think the hardest question for me to answer is also one of the simplest: “Where are you from?”
I often find myself pausing before...
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May 18, 20186 min read
Grief Aside
It’s hard to close the doors to the past. Though sometimes, it is necessary to move on, because that closed door often opens another...
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May 18, 20186 min read
When We Fall
My father worked three jobs at one point, so my mother could stay home with my big sister, little brother, and me.
Though my sister is...
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May 14, 20187 min read
A Man on a Mission
Living life and fully enjoying it needs both a deliberate tact and perseverance. As long as you have a will, no mountain peak will ever...
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May 11, 20185 min read
Mending What Was Broken
My mom worked tirelessly to make money with multiple jobs while my dad refused to work more than one job. To make matters worse, my dad...
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