Exhale and reclaim. Three simple words, but it’s those two little letters preceding claim that catch my attention. We’re not just claiming here, we’re reclaiming. If our claiming has already been done, why do we have to do it again? We have to reclaim because we are human, and because somewhere along the way we [...]
I was an unwanted child. I never felt at home in my own home. It was the family joke–yeah, she’s the self-made grandchild. The police left you on the doorstep. The first two children were planned, and then you … With two alcoholic parents, there wasn’t much attention or tending going on. Rising and walking [...]
“Once we recognize the power of our thoughts and learn to work with them, we can begin to rise out of the suffering and glide towards peace.” My appreciation for birds is probably in my blood. Growing up, I remember my mom saying, “Your Aunt Shirley notices flowers and I notice birds.” I grew to know [...]
“This wide, open place didn’t come easy. My heart has paid a long price for it. So I mean it when I say: I pray you find a Home here with us.” Part I Every second Thursday night, I set out the white cups, fill the kettle and line up the water glasses on the [...]
“Then, today, the scale told me that I weigh enough. And it rattled me. Just a little bit.” By Abby Kelly | Twitter: @benjity As I battled my way through the Valley of the Shadow of Death that is anorexia, I got pretty used to believing that I didn’t weigh enough. And somehow, even though I [...]
