Category Archives: Grief & Suffering

Something Better Than Tea

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

As many of you know, I gave up tea for Lent. I should add, that I was very skeptical of the purpose. Oh yes, I know that I said it would be a journey back to Jesus. I made it … Continue reading →

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The Journey Back

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

It has been exactly three weeks since my last post. Three weeks! That’s never happened in the history of my blog ever. Not that I’ve been blogging for a dozen years or anything, but still my absence came as a … Continue reading →

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And I Will Remember

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

I remember gluing poppies to a green piece of card paper one November night. I was just six-years-old–too young to know any grief or what really happened in war. But I do remember understanding that war was bad, that it … Continue reading →

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Death Ends But Love Continues

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

It is a long time ago now, but I still remember going to my grandmother, Situ’s, old apartment when I was about six-years-old. I went several times, but I remember this one in particular. We were sitting on the couch — … Continue reading →

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The Road Ahead

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I’m walking on a road right now. I know where it is leading me but I don’t understand how I’ll get there. I’ve sometimes thought that I knew the right way for me but my ideas never happened like that. … Continue reading →

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When Sixteen Isn’t So Sweet

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Sixteen. It’s the magic age where you can drive. Its a romantic time where they call you sweet. I used to think it was when you fell in love forever. It is the year that all of your dreams come true. Unless … Continue reading →

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Binded By Brokeness

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

I have scars…I’ve been dissapointed, I’ve scattered my heart accross a city two countries away, I have grieved a loved one and have seen others grieve, and I have felt like my heart was shattered. I am broken. But so … Continue reading →

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Not Forsaken

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

“Help will come,” my teacher said, her eyes serious and loving. “It may be where and when you least expect it but it will come.” Hope glimmered in my eyes and a faint smile appeared on my lips. Though I … Continue reading →

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