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I don’t know how to love something except to be devoted to it wholly. I don’t know how to feel anything if I haven’t crushed it like a berry between my fingers. I can’t bring myself to say I regret it. I’ve wrestled with some guilt over that- the fact that I don’t feel guilt-Continue reading “still // 13 april 2025”

I am still tired, still lonely, still frightened, and every day this last week has been heavier than the one before. I have earnestly prayed every night for relief, encouragement, and peace for myself, and it has not come. I have been unsure if I can bear up under the demands of my days andContinue reading “submission // 01 February 2025”

I am tired of the taste of blood. I don’t have the stomach for any more heartsickness. I don’t understand the lesson I’m supposed to be learning. I don’t understand the rules of this game. I am all sharp angles and corners and the world around me is so smooth and prone to scarring. OrContinue reading “abyss // 14 January 2025”

My last journal entry is dated October 10, 2024. It consists of two prayers I prayed on that day. “Can You satisfy my deep longings? Will You teach me to walk on the depths of my emptiness? To stand, steadfast, in the storm of my doubt?” It’s December now. The days are dark and theContinue reading “wilderness // 09 December 2024”

I thought I would be something by the time I turned twenty-five. Today, though, five weeks in, I don’t want to be comforted. I don’t want to be reassured and I don’t want to be gathered up and kissed and told I am good. I don’t want to be held. I don’t want soft words.Continue reading “daughter of storms // 22 October 2024”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”