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Jan 23, 20197 min read

A Mother’s Odyssey

It was a great a place to grow up in the 80s. It is where I have all my childhood memories, where I met my husband, and where we go to...

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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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Nov 21, 20186 min read

A Dream in Sight

And while both were “uneducated” (in the sense that my father dropped out after 8th grade, and my mother had never been to school a day...

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Oct 12, 20187 min read

Far Beyond Kentucky

If you are wondering what it was like, just picture farmland, connected to more farmland, all serving as the resting place for groups...

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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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Aug 9, 20187 min read

All the Hurt

I grew up with a warped understanding of love and received little attention from my parents. I searched for affection all my life, but...

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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 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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