Tag Archives: Children
The Inner Ring
I’ve been caught up in the tasks of planning my wedding, preparing to move to another area of the country, leaving my jobs and friends and church, settling into a new house, and learning to know and understand my fiance better. Yet today I opened my email and saw a newsletter from a website for brides that provides resources to help in the planning process, and I stopped for a moment. I stopped because I had a flash, my heart squeezing tight, in which I remembered how it felt to be on the outside of this inner circle – the inner circle of “bride”. I remembered the longing, the feeling that I might never belong to the group, might never experience how it felt to be chosen, loved, and accepted, and might never get to pick out the perfect white dress. Continue reading
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A Good Day
I’ve been through some dark times, days when I wondered if God had forgotten I existed or had simply decided to punish me for my many sins. I have faced depression and anxiety, rejection, loneliness, fear, hatred, being over-looked … Continue reading
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True Religion
The home that I’m staying in tonight is located in rural Iowa. It belongs to my aunt and uncle and I’m here with my parents for a family reunion. It’s one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever had the … Continue reading
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Ignorance is Bliss?
In a conversation I had with a woman in her late 50s who was describing the abusive childhood of a loved one, she repeated a commonly used excuse for the irresponsible behavior of the parents. How often have we heard … Continue reading
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You want HOW MANY children?
Last night I was watching “18 Kids and Counting” – a TLC show about the Duggar family who have 18 children and are pregnant with their 19th. All of the children are from the same parents and appear to be … Continue reading
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You Know You’re a Grown Up When…
When I first moved to Nashville at the age of twenty-two, I thought I was pretty grown up. I had lived in an apartment for a couple years, graduated from college, and even worked a full-time job over the summer. … Continue reading
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