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My daughter, her hair tousled and eyes wide, came out to us long after we put her to bed. “I’m not comfortable anymore,” she announced. "I was trying to sleep and I was comfortable. But then, all of a sudden, I was uncomfortable.” She waited expectantly for us to tell her how to cure it. My husband replied, “I think you should try to lay a different way to see if that works.” Satisfied, she skipped back to bed and immediately fell asleep.⁠⠀ 154 4
I don’t have much. Not in the bank account, not much of a 'following', nothing anyone would see from the outside as abundance. What I have often feels small (the size of my house), second-hand (my vehicle), or not good enough (my skills and talents).⁠⠀ 272 28
“Why don’t they want to play with me?”⁠⠀ 229 6
I patiently stood holding the pink children’s umbrella over my head. She walked along with the slow forward motion of a toddler determined to go forward yet her progress was undetectable by the human eye.⁠⠀ 243 6
I was driving down an old highway, my car eating up mile after mile of country roads. Night had fallen and I was more than ready to be where I was going but the water I drank earlier was compelling me to take a break at the next gas station. ⁠⠀ 284 13
My son laid in my arms and sobbed. After a strong battle of wills, he finally relinquished and gave up the fight against me to instead run into my arms for comfort. As I stroked his hair and murmured words of encouragement, I realized the beauty in the moment. Beauty in brokenness.⁠⠀ 200 2