a beautiful thing

When people surprise you for good.   I sat in my car, frustrated and freezing. I reluctantly reached for Ben's puffy coat that is enormous on him- the one he had me leave in the car just in case I slid off the road and had to walk for help in the sub zero temperatures. Although that wasn't the case at this moment, I was thankful he'd had the foresight as I was about to deal with the … [Read more...]

the repair of confidence

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Do you ever want to tell people that you aren't who you used to be? When I was in fourth grade one of the most devastating things in my life happened to me. Her name was Stephanie and the whole summer she had been my best friend. We moved earlier that summer and to our delight, a little girl lived down the street from us that was my age. We bonded immediately over barbies and swimming in her … [Read more...]