Category: non-fiction
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Enough About Me.
But first, let me explain. Those of you who know me, or are familiar with my journey, should also be aware of the fact that I started this blog to share the story of my life—or my transformation—from unbelief and alcoholism, to faith and recovery. That being said, most of my stories are about yours…
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Shadow Emotions
Like a shadow, I am and I am not. Rumi I thought I’d backtrack a bit since I used the term “negative emotions” in my last post. What I’m coming to understand is that emotions are not necessarily positive or negative; or black and white. Like so many other things in life, they are more…
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Emotions: Joy
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. —Emily Dickinson I’ve been thinking a lot about the purpose of my blog. What is it exactly? I know, right? I’ve had many objectives since I started—from journaling about the story of my recovery, to photography, art, poetry, a bit of fiction (still…
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Sweet Surrender
I’ve been pondering this particular rewrite for several weeks now. While thinking about it, I created the featured image so that I could offer you a visual representation of what surrender looks like “to me.” What’s fascinating is that, in the process, what I was creating taught me a little something about surrender that I…
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The Author of My Life
You know what I love the most about writing my story? New chapters. Fresh, white, clean pages–not yet colored with ink—lay crisp and uncreased, just waiting for me to pen something new. Something different. Something unique to my own story. I’m actually back to the rewriting of my original story, Unteach Me, and I’ve made…
a sprinkle of faith 