Suffering Bears Gifts: 5 Lessons of One-legged Days
“Suffering always comes bearing a gift.”
In the nine days, since my Achilles repair surgery, I’ve received too many gifts to count.
But the biggest one is this.
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How To See Grace In All Things & Give Thanks: 3 Stories
The 1621 project is my life project. To see the grace in all the things and to give thanks.
To see like that is also a gift.
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Why I Cannot Abide “You’re Only as Happy as Your Least Happy Child”
She meant well. My friend was only trying to sympathize. Kelly wasn’t the first to say it after she heard about our son. In my younger mothering days, I believed it, too—that I could only be as happy as my least happy child. But now I don’t think it’s true. Content Means Sufficient Because I’m learning…
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Fine Wine, Real Life, & How to Actually Choose Joy
“We’ve moved on with another player. The offer is off the table.” When that unjust, punch-in-the-gut news came Wednesday, this truth grounded me. It is the only mindset that could possibly convert that (bitter) disappointment into (real) joy
