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Feb 14, 20197 min read
Love Perseveres
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, or boast, or follow the exact schedule you planned. Love is messy, love is...
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Feb 8, 20197 min read
It Was Just Us
Do you ever reflect on a decision you made and realize it unknowingly changed the direction of your entire life? 1950 was that year...
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Feb 7, 20197 min read
Even Weirdos Deserve Love
But that all changed in the middle of my second year when I had a diabetic onset. The onset, itself, wasn’t too traumatic, seeing as how...
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Jan 30, 20197 min read
As Our Dreams Unfold
Like some girls do, I used to dream of my marriage. On this day, I imagined myself in a white dress, surrounded by the people I love...
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Jan 22, 20198 min read
Seven Miracles
One of the things I loved about my family was while there was lots of work, we always made time for leisure. Our weekends were full...
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Jan 22, 20197 min read
To Rise
In 2008, my whole world imploded. Everything I thought was supposed to take place in my life, bar the details, was blown to smithereens...
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Jan 15, 20197 min read
No Longer Yours
I grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
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Dec 20, 20186 min read
Leaving the Past Behind
We’d break the rules, then run off and hide in the mango trees until the coast was clear–or so we thought. My mom would wait for us...
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Dec 18, 20186 min read
The Reason
While many women in their 20s were enjoying college life, my mom was trying to keep up with her classes and work two jobs all while she...
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Dec 12, 20187 min read
Learning to Live Again
I had dreams, plans, and a strong will to achieve. When that all went out of the window, I was not left with despair. Instead, I was left...
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Dec 7, 20187 min read
Up in Flames
For as long as I can remember, all I desired was a simple life for my family, alone in the wilderness. This wasn’t without struggle...
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Dec 5, 20185 min read
In Our Memories
I always looked up to him, though I must admit I played the part of an annoying little sister perfectly. He teased me mercilessly—not...
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Dec 4, 20187 min read
Killer Passion
Nothing is as exhilarating as feeling the wind against your face on a speeding motorbike. It’s a power only the rider controls. I thought...
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Nov 6, 20187 min read
The Promise to Myself
When people look at me, they see a happy woman, slow to take and quick to give. What they don’t know is the harsh truth under this smile...
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Oct 31, 20187 min read
Life as We Know It
My mother used to say that struggle is a person’s middle name. People are always struggling, if not physically then for sure mentally...
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Oct 24, 20187 min read
Finding the Beauty in Life
I’ve always been full of positivity and a little bit of sass. I guess I just love making people laugh. As a kid, I was known for being...
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Oct 24, 20187 min read
I Will Carry You Through the Darkness
The car was gone, and all our things were destroyed. I stood in front of our rented house and panicked wondering what to do. We didn’t...
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Oct 22, 20187 min read
Art Saved My Life
What I know for sure is that every soul on this earth needs an escape, an outlet, a safe harbor in which to lose themselves and, ideally...
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Oct 18, 20187 min read
Survival of the Innocent
But things wouldn’t always be so perfect. The world is full of sick, twisted people, and not before long, I became the target...
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Oct 11, 20186 min read
Eudaimonia; To Have Enough
Sadly, she wasn’t taught to make her own needs a priority in life. It was a product of the time, when sexism more avidly kept women in...
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