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Late Night Notion
Lately I have been in my head. Nothing in particular keeps me awake at night or prevents me from the sleep I very much need but rather the unparticulars that haunt me at this stage. None the less some nights or early mornings I find myself in the familiar nook of my couch with a…
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Light
I stumbled across a picture of her today. The girl whose face was filled with despair, anguish, uncertainty, and a little failure in her eyes. She was me… I was her…. But we are not the same person anymore. I combed my fingers over her whole hearted attempt to smile and convince the world around…
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One… Two … Three …
One…Two…Three…. under my breath I count the quiet moments ticking before I start to pray. Do you do this? Maybe you inhale deeply or close your eyes for a few stolen quiet moments. I always feel that I have to center my mind before I ask for God to listen. The truth is he is…
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Even though…
“Even though…” I whisper to myself. “Even though, even though, even though…” this has been the beginning of many affirmations from this mouth. No matter if it’s a high or low. “Even though” goes something like this… Even though I don’t understand … I trust you. Even though I am broken… I know you’re using…
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P is for Praise
“I have been there. I have been where you are and made the faces of those who have hurt me, lied to me, or abandoned me the face that I said was my enemy…”
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Hope
Hope… It’s a funny little four-letter word. Everything dangles in it. In hope, we can lose, or we can win. We can hang on to it as if it’s a tangible piece of chord, but if we’re not careful. We can bind ourselves up too much in hope. In thinking about this four letter word…
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The List (The Beginning)
Now, before I begin I must tell you that I, in no way, ever intended to write a book but I am leaning in that direction. Maybe it is exactly the healing I need, or maybe it’s exactly what someone else needs to hear. For now, we will start here. Safely in our little community…
Pickles & Praise 