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Mirrors
As I sit here, I think about how I can look different depending on the mirror I look into. Is it the room’s lighting, or a tint on the mirror, that makes it look different? In one, my skin looked healthy and tanned. In another, I looked almost jaundiced. Could it be that the mirror…
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Joy, Even Here
When life gets hard, there are many choices about how to respond to the hardship. Of all the choices before us, joy may not be the easiest. But joy is a choice. Sometimes it can look like avoidance. Like you are ignoring the circumstances. For me, joy is not denying what’s right in front of…
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Gifted, Not Bad
I recall a moment in elementary school when I pushed a boy, not realizing I pushed him right where he had stitches. I also recall getting into trouble at school for it. The next thing I remember is being sent to another school on the other side of town. I thought it was a school…
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Healing Without the Hoops – My MS Journey: Part 3
The Beginning When I was first diagnosed, I encountered some in my family and my faith community who had a whole lot to say to me. I know these people love me and want the best for me, so please know that I am not saying that people were spiteful or intentionally trying to be…
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You Don’t Have to Look Like What You’ve Been Through
I don’t look like what I’ve been through. That’s the thought that keeps coming to mind after several discussions with someone I’ve recently met. At one point they said something like, “Look at you. You look like you’ve had the best life.” I gave them a rundown of a couple things I’ve dealt with in…
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Ginger Ale
Recently, I was sick with a stomach bug. I woke up with a weird sensation in my stomach that I misinterpreted for hunger. About a week earlier, my son woke up saying his stomach felt funny and that he needed to eat something. He was looking in the fridge for food when he became close…
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