My fiance, Ivan, tells me I haven’t posted anything that’s been from me, from my heart, for a very long time. “It’s all been guest posts,” he said. “And even the post you wrote about CAM wasn’t really from you—it was what someone else said.” Write again, he tells me. Make it from you. Otherwise, […]
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Hello, good friends. My posts have been sparse lately, and it’s been a very long time since I’ve written anything, really, about me. This is partly because I’ve been busy, caught up in a swirling whirlwind of a life. So much has happened so fast, I’ve barely had time to process it all, let alone write
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In a bare, block-walled room I see them: young mothers. Their faces hang in that state of half-life between breath and desire, hungry. “Do you have any children?” I ask them. “How many?” “How old are they?” “What are their names so I can pray for them?” We are not allowed to ask what they
In the black of before-six this morning, I woke riveted by a thought. I grew up in a culture of gratitude. At home, at church, I always heard, “Thank you.” Thank you for what You’ve given us. Thank you for the abundance of clothes and food we have which so many people don’t. Thank you
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My mom is the one who smiles at strangers. Genuine, from her eyes smiles—and they respond. My dad barks at dogs in the streets. Not quiet, tentative barking—loud listen-up yapping. The dog owners ignore him and the dogs usually do, too. He notices people, asks strangers random questions like, “Are you pretty good with that
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