An Unreasonable Joy
I have always loved babies. Even as a young girl, you would see me carrying my little cousins around on my hip. So I just assumed that when I got married and decided to have children, it wouldn't be a problem. When my first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at thirteen weeks I was heartbroken.
Since I got pregnant... >Read More
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changed lives,
closet issues,
doris beck,
Family,
health,
loss,
miscarriage and infertility,
pregnancy,
Women
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Understanding Depression
Years ago, when we were young, my brother Gene had a dance band for which I played. He asked an attractive teenage girl to sing with his band, but she never got to do so. Her mother just had a baby and was suffering from post-partum depression. Her husband often spent his evenings at a tavern. One night, after... >Read More
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depression,
Dr. Muriel Larson,
faith,
health,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
spirituality,
Women
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Starting Over: Facing the Future after Significant Loss
February 13th fell on a Tuesday that year, but it seemed like my unlucky day.
My wife of twenty years was divorcing me; it would be final in two days. February 1, my employer had shown me the door—on the twenty-fifth anniversary of my employment. Now, on February 13, I was in my physician’s office getting test results. Unaware of... >Read More
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chronicl illness,
divorce,
health,
hope,
loss,
Men,
relationships,
Rusty Wright,
Women
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Choosing Abortion
When I met her at a media convention, she seemed so vibrant and alive, full of zest and eager to interact, an attractive woman with a bright smile and sparkling eyes. I would not have guessed the emotional anguish and physical torment that lay in her past. Gut wrenching stuff.
As Luana Stoltenberg told me her story, I learned... >Read More
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abortion,
choice,
health,
LIFE,
loss,
pregnancy,
Rusty Wright,
Women
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"I discovered I was pregnant": Carrie's story
As a girl, I set a standard for myself to save sex for marriage. I was 18 and getting ready to graduate high school when that standard was broken. It was a devastating reality, but instead starting over and trying again to stay pure, I gave in and continued having sex with my boyfriend. While most of my life... >Read More
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abortion,
health,
loss,
pregnancy,
Self,
Women
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A Healing Journey
Secret -concealed from general knowledge or view, hidden. (Webster's Dictionary)
There are different kinds of secrets. Some are things hidden from our understanding, sometimes called the mysteries of life: how they built the pyramids, miracles, unexplained events. There are military secrets - confidential military matters, the CIA and spies. There...... >Read More
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Angie Cote,
closet issues,
Family,
health,
loss,
sex and love,
Women
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Attorney's Advice - No Charge
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice. A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone... >Read More
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credit and debt,
finances,
loss,
Men,
news,
safety,
Women,
World
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How to Talk to the Broken Hearted
Not sure why you are going through this personal tragedy? Searching for... >more
Heart Problems: A Dad Shaped Hole
Not every girl gets to be Daddy's little girl. Many are missing... >more
What Do You Fear?
