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Chapter 23: Processing
I was feeling a lot of emotions coming to the surface about Dad’s death, Covid, and other things. I needed to work these feelings out.
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Chapter 22: Trying to Be Like Me
I felt a voice that said, "that’s what I want for you, too. I don’t want you to be like Jesus. Be Rachel."
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Chapter 21: The Harder I Work, the More I Live
Fires, protests, murder hornets. 2020 might as well add kidney stones and my dad dying.
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An Angel on Earth, An Angel in Heaven
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For Those of You Who Don't Know Me
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Wave of Grief
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Roles, Worry & Fear
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Chapter 16: The Sea Our Path
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Chapter 20: Three Essays
I started writing down my spiritual insights because they were just building up inside of me.
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Chapter 19: Covid, Protests, Fires and More
Protests spread across the country and the world. It seemed like I was witnessing something historic.
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Chapter 18: Oh 2020
Oh 2020, what do I even say about you? The year started with such hope, looking to the future with “20/20 clarity.
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Chapter 17: The Mystery of Healing
My mind and heart have been led to learning about healing. And also, I realized for the first time in the past two years, that I just might be…
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Chapter 16: The Sea Our Path
I received the strong impression that God was saying "the sea is our path": sometimes calm, sometimes stormy, up and down and certainly not straight…
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Chapter 15: Expanding Spirituality
I continued searching for materials, books and podcasts to expand my spiritual nourishment that year, bringing me into that deepening, rounded…
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Interlude: Soap Opera Christmas
All the bickering and backstabbing was put on pause as the glamorous people gathered around the tree with their rich families.
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