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I love you because you struggle…

To you I see you, when you walk around every day and tell everyone that you are fine. Your ability to put a smile on your face surpasses anything I can understand. I see you when you are beaten down, … Continue reading

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I love you because you didn’t let 2016 kill you….

I haven’t been on here in awhile, sorry about that. Life is just life. 2016 held some of the greatest challenges I’ve ever faced… up till now… for some reason I don’t think the challenges will get any easier. But … Continue reading

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I love you because you are perfectly imperfect…

November 13, 2016. I am writing this as I sit at the foot of a hospital bed that has been brought into the house my grandma has called home for several years. Her bed faces a large bay window overlooking … Continue reading

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I love you because you were a victim…

Many times in my life I’ve heard the word victim, used to describe me. I’ve had many times where I could have believed that’s all I was. Believed that’s all I would ever be. Life sucked. Many moments that I … Continue reading

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I love you because our memories are messy…

I remember holding my breathe waiting to hear each of you cry for the first time. A moment that lasted seconds and felt like years. I remember being a turd and hiding from my parents when I felt like the … Continue reading

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I love you because you don’t give up…

To you, my encouragers. For that moment when you typed out a well thought message. Thank you. It always comes at the exact right time. I hope others get those from you too, mostly I hope you get them from … Continue reading

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I love you because you can’t keep the sun from rising…

The stages of grief are something I’m familiar with, very familiar. It doesn’t happen just with loss. It happens with the possibility of loss, with disappointments, with let-down expectations. Trying to force acceptance never works quite the way I want … Continue reading

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I love you because you yell at me….

When you get angry, I used to think I did something wrong. Then I started to look deeper. I know you’re angry because you’re overwhelmed, it’s ok, so am I. I know you yell sometimes because you don’t know how … Continue reading

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I love you because you keep trying to kill me…

You know that saying “God will never give you more than you can handle”? I have heard that, numerous times over my life. What they should say right after is “the amount of faith, hope, and trust required to believe … Continue reading

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I love you because you gave me too much…

I’ve found myself more anxious lately. I try to avoid that feeling, usually by facing the cause head on. In this case, it seems to make it worse. Someone reminded me the other day, that there are bigger things at … Continue reading

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