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Category: Part Fiction
This section uses some fiction mixed with real life stories to encourage and uplift the reader.
The Forgiven
As she drove home, she had tears rolling down her eyes, recalling what her sister told her a few hours ago. Kay was at work, when her sister called with the news that would change Kay in ways she couldn’t understand. Amelia never called her while she was at work; normally, she would text Kay …
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Love never fails
Rose swept her eyes over the grand room and foyer before closing the door to her home forever. Had it really been 45 years since she and Ray bought this house? She smiled as she thought of the joy, fear, and anticipation of this four-bedroom home as they signed the loan agreement. Their son Caleb …
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Divine appointment
Maggie was still digesting what had just happened. She was still shrouded in the darkness of the eclipse, but she was sweating. Did she really just see and hear what she thought? Had she really felt the electricity through her veins, the unearthly power? Her head was spinning, but she felt the weight of the …
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Sneaking away; a hike to remember.
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Frank and Eileen; a love story.
They weren't too young after all. As she looked down at her dad’s blank face and touched his cold hands, she was happy, relieved, and sad all at the same time. The last two years have been a whirlwind filled with stress, change, sorrow, remorse, depression, anxiety, resentment, tragedy, and several other emotions that were …
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What next
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-human-organs-learning-equipment-igwG8aIaypo?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Being a fairly new caregiver (1-1/2 years), I was talking with a fellow caregiver about what we experience. She shared a page from her journal and allowed me to post with the caveat that I don't use her real name. I will call her Karli and she cares for her mother. This is …
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I’ll take two.
Image compliments of https://pixabay.com/photos/two-running-dogs-raging-dogs-puppy-750570/ When Eli woke up, he was drenched in sweat. This was the second time this week, and the fifth time this month he dreamt of Ada, his sister. This dream was much like the others; vague, disturbing, and so real that he had to sit up and clear his head before …
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Second time parent, first time believer.
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/_4l76rRSsr4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Marla looked over at Jax and Shauna, wondering how at 60 years old, she could ever be a substitute for a young parent. Jax was thirteen and Shauna was eleven; she thought about the long journey to where she was, emotionally, at this point in time. Thinking about Josie, her daughter …
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In plain sight
image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/w39PTDxKiK8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink As Katie stared out the window, watching the hummingbirds chase each other in the air, vying for the fresh sugar water, she remembered a time when she wondered what her purpose for moving to this part of the country was. She had no idea it would lead to the fulfillment that …
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The Encouraged Woman 