I Want to Be Free

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By: Likoko Eunice “Free to reconcile with my past and confidently embrace my future. Free to live.” I want to be free. Free from the biting, pneumonia-inducing cold I brave every night in scanty clothes, to hook the clients. Free from your stares—the piercing look of disdain—as you drive by or hurriedly walk past me, [...]

Some Mountains Don’t Move

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  “We weren’t created to turn back when the road is steep or the air is thin. We weren’t created to be defeated by our circumstances. We were created to conquer.”  By Becky Johnson | Twitter: @bxmoldova I did squats for six months. I would set my alarm for 5:45am to run 5k and then straight [...]

Once, I was Afraid of My Shadow

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“I’m in a place where I sense that God is, even if I sit very quietly and do nothing more than wait for Him.” “I decided to tithe my time,” my friend told me, back in college. “I’ll pray for two and a half hours every day.” I smiled at him, nodded, and felt ill. Because [...]

Home is Not a Place

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“Home is not a place. It is not an address or a zip code. It is not made of walls nor does it have a roof. It is not three bedrooms with two and a half baths on a one acre lot. It never has been and it never will be.” By Desiree Adaway | [...]

When I Lose My Way, Jesus Finds Me

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“I think of myself as the owner of my faith. Worried about losing it. Afraid of breaking it. Afraid I’ll let it slip through my fingers and will turn away, resigned.” By Heather Caliri | Twitter: @HeatherCaliri Let’s get the scary part out of the way first. I’m worried I will lose my faith. I’ve come [...]