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Letter To My Friend

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My dear friend,

It’s so hard to believe you’re gone. It wasn’t unexpected, and yet it was. Because you fought so long and hard, it seemed this day would never come. And yet it has.

My mind tells me to be happy your suffering is over and I am. I truly am. But my heart selfishly wants you here, to share in the life we are still traveling through.

When I heard you didn’t have much time left, I felt an odd sense of peace and relief. Your struggle was about to end, and you would head to the next life. The one where there is no more pain, no more sorrow, and no more tears. But once you were gone? My own tears began to flow. Continue reading Letter To My Friend →

When Life Isn’t Fair, Part 1

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I have to admit I’ve been struggling lately.  I’ve been in a place of contemplation.

It’s not that anything terrible is happening in my own life at the moment.  Well sure, we don’t have enough money in the bank, and there are too many days until the next paycheck. There are disagreements in the house, but hey, who doesn’t have them? There aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything that needs to be done, but there never was.

It’s more than that. Continue reading When Life Isn’t Fair, Part 1 →