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Tuesday’s Prayer
I filled the house with smoke for the second week in a row. You would think that after five and half years, I would get the hang of this oven. Alas, it seems to not be so. The coconut oil that spilled into the bottom last week (which started quite the fire) apparently was not…
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[truth.dawning]
The sleep-induced fog was slowly lifting and I could hear their voices. The pain-laced sound pierced my tiredness. “I know I’m not good enough.” He said it and I know it, that feeling of defeat. The ache of past mistakes and the pain of an altered future. I know them. I turn, slowly waking as…
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There were two things that I, as a writer, said that I would never do. 1. publish anything non-fiction I found my writing voice as a young teen writing parables. Fiction has always been my first love. I have never intended to write anything longer than a blog post (or college essay) in the non-fiction…
Yup, one of my favorite verses from the journey, too. You’re inspiring me to play with custom graphics for my blog…
Oh, amen!