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Finding Peace
I’m scared all the time. I never let anyone know this because that would mean that I am weak and vulnerable and, well, that’s hard to admit. It’s difficult to admit fear and to lament your own situation when, one, you know so many people have problems that are much worse than your own and…
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COURAGE
Reality knocked on my door in a big way this summer when I got a call about a friend from college. We lived on the same hall freshman year, pledged together, gained the “freshman fifteen” together and, though our lives took us in different directions, we always were connected. She had just received the news…
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Beast of Burden
My favorite song of all times…Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones. I don’t know if it’s the song I love as much as what it reminds me of. Freshman year of college in a small town in North Carolina. New friends, new places, new expectations. The Lighthouse (our one bar). Cold beer on a Wednesday…
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A Duffer, A Christian and a Bird Walked into a Bar
Now, to be totally honest, I had not a single clue what a Duffer was. I knew (from the photo’s) that it was a group of guys I went to Elon with and, quite frankly, thought that they came up with the name…The Duffers…after a few rounds of golf and many more rounds of drinks.…
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12 Things I Know to be True
We are living in troubled times for sure … daily, families, communities and cities are shattered. Through our tears we try to make sense of a senseless acts. We question all that we know to be true and right and just. But, in the midst of the why’s and the grief, I dare to hope.…