Painting Beauty

It’s a sacred, precious thing to watch the life leave someone’s body- especially the body of someone you love. I’ve had the experience twice now, and both times it left a mark on my soul that I’ll never be able to leave behind. I lost both of my parents before the age of 40. Watching…

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Categories Art Spirituality

The Best Thing I Ever Found on Reddit

On November 15, 2025, I logged into Reddit looking for a distraction from the sadness that had settled into my life. It was a Saturday night, and I had just recently received the final court order confirming that I had lost custody of my son. For months, I had believed that if I did everything…

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Categories Dating Updates

Thawing

Day 4 of Winter Storm ’26… Being snowed in by yourself gives a person a lot of time to think. Last July I closed myself off. After leaving my job two months prior, people I trusted set out to ruin my life with lies and exaggerations. I was made out to be insane and incapable…

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Categories Family Parenting Updates

My Sister and Me

When God gave me a little sister 40 years ago today, I never guessed she’d end up being one of the biggest blessings in my life. I remember holding her when I met her at the hospital and telling Mom and Gran that there had to be a mistake because I was supposed to be…

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Categories Family