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On Days I Feel Orphaned
On the days I feel orphaned And family feels far away And friends feel like friends, with their own lives and their own kin with their own traditions, and “seats” at their own childhood tables… On the days I feel orphaned And the idea of family feels far-fetched, And the Matthews / Tanner families mock…
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Unconditional, uncontrollable love.
God is a God of unconditional love. Have you ever heard that? Unconditional love sounds thrilling in theory, but in the everyday, the golden rule… rules. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” We don’t set out to be selfish in love, but if we’re not looking out for ourselves, there’s…
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The days are long and by all accounts, unproductive.
The days are long and by all accounts, unproductive, now that I’m a mother. Mother. MOTHER. I am someone’s mother. How is this real life? I am both deeply annoyed and disproportionately amazed that these are my days now. Amazed that I’m living in answered prayer, but annoyed and honestly, aghast that it’s not anything…
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An answer to Anxiety
I do not know what tomorrow holds; whether treasure or terror. Yet, I know this: Today, I have my husband to hold close. Today, I have my health and rest long and easy. Today, I have my daughter asleep against my chest. Today, I have a home, filled with love and laughter. Today, I have…
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Replete with rambles.
One of the hardest things I have ever experienced as a Christian is reconciling what it is I want to do, with what it is I know I should do.
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Flown, Not Grown
As a native born Hawaiian who is 7 years into my pilgrimage to the continental United States, my ethnic background is often reduced to stereotypical and characterized Hawaiiana.
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Not that resolute.
This New Year was not that resolute. It was something softer than that. Cozy even. Daniel and I spent the last hours of 2023 with dear friends listening to early 2000’s hip hop, playing board games, and praying we didn’t collectively fall asleep during Mario Party. It was a mish mash of good people doing…
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Pre-Nostalgia
I am already nostalgic for the days I am living in. Pre-nostalgic, if you will. There has been good in every season of my life, but none so solid, so quiet and calm, so deeply abiding as the good of now. Sometimes, I weep prematurely for the days when things will change. I indulge in…
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Someone once said…
Have you ever considered that He designed you with your exact desires and skills, strengths and weaknesses, and He works relentlessly and ardently to help you realize those desires? There is coming a confluence of plan and desire, and every day is a step closer to that empyreal day—a day of rested passion, of founded…
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