Tag: fiction

  • One, But Not Alone

    One, But Not Alone

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    “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”— Helen Keller There is something profoundly beautiful about those words. Not because they promise greatness. Not because they…

  • She Wasn’t Born Strong. She Became Strong.

    She Wasn’t Born Strong. She Became Strong.

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    Strength is often seen as something you either have or you don’t. Like it’s built into you from the beginning—something natural, effortless. But real strength doesn’t work that way. She wasn’t born strong. She became strong. Not in loud, dramatic moments—but in quiet decisions no one saw. In the times she chose to keep going,…

  • A New Year, A Lighter Heart: Learning to Let Go

    A New Year, A Lighter Heart: Learning to Let Go

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    “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~ Lao Tzu Clarity Cookie: The pain of the slap was still present. It was a rainy day, the 7th anniversary of her mother’s death in September. My friend Grace had decided to forgive her sister for all she’d done wrong…

  • We Made Lemonade—and a Lifetime of Love!

    We Made Lemonade—and a Lifetime of Love!

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     (Excerpt from Chapter 28 of “Clarity Cookies: 52 Bite-Size Discoveries for the Ravenous Soul: Creating Moments”) There’s a kind of magic in ordinary Saturdays—when the sun is shining just right, kids are sticky with excitement, and the scent of something sweet drifts in the air. One summer, I got to bottle up that kind of…