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The Reasonability Test

Rachel Macy Stafford April 28, 2020 Influence

  Inevitably, life gets unstable at times. We can be going along just fine, and then out of the blue, we’re thrown off kilter. Suddenly, everything we thought we knew feels shaky and uncertain. In my family’s life, instability was …

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6 Tips to Help a Grieving Mom

Elizabeth Schulmeister July 12, 2019 honestly

I didn’t enter the “Mom Club” in the normal way. In fact, the first four+ years haven’t been “typical.” The day I officially became a mother, I joined a few clubs: new mom club, mom club of medically fragile babies …

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Permission to Feel What I Feel

Sarah LeMonte September 22, 2017 honestly

Small talk is a curious thing. It is often thought rude not to engage in small talk with strangers, but we rarely strengthen relationships or open ourselves up when we do so. I especially struggled with small talk following the …

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Running For My Life

Amy Aves Challenger April 12, 2017 essentials

“Hey Mom, you need to write about your running,” said my 10-year-old son. “Tell people why you run so much.” We were walking home from church, kicking ice balls down the sidewalk. I shivered a little harder. My son had …

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Idolatry of Magnitude

Sharon McKeeman February 28, 2017 essentials

My world has shrunk. My days revolve around her tiny cries and constant need for food and attention. We sleep a little, eat and then repeat. I would not have it any other way. The first time I gave birth …

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Wonder Walks

Aubrey Sampson January 24, 2017 honestly

When I was eight years old, my mother placed a book in my lap and told me to read the entire thing by the end of the week. I looked down at the front cover, which had an illustration of …

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Redefining the Friendship Loss

Erin Smalley November 29, 2016 honestly

In the middle of a very intense season of my life, my two best friends connected over a shared project and from my perspective, for whatever reason, I wasn’t asked to join in. I was left out. I felt like …

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The Vulnerability of Miscarriage

The Vulnerability of Miscarriage

Jenny Cowan March 11, 2016 honestly

I have a story to tell. It isn’t an easy one to share. It’s deeply personal and I wish it had never happened to me. And yet this story is one of the most defining moments of my journey in …

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Suffering with your Friend

Heather Gray July 16, 2015 honestly

My husband and I met Josh and Wendy when we moved to York, Pennsylvania, and started looking for a church. Wendy immediately introduced herself, and she was quickly followed by her husband, Josh. They were compassionate, caring and knew exactly …

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Held Your Whole Life

Hello Dearest April 27, 2015 we love

The call toBe you, Bravelyis concurrently empowering and intimidating. We get that. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start or identify exactly what is calling our hearts toward doing something brave. If you’re not sure what brave thing to …

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