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Chapter 30: Dissident
: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
Jan 24
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Weary Fighter
The fear of stepping beyond my faith, the exhaustion of staying, and the slow-building anger toward the church that was pushing me to listen to the…
Dec 3, 2025
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Crash and Burn
When you don't have to keep it all together anymore, your body really screams for attention.
Nov 27, 2025
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Oct 3, 2023
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An Angel on Earth, An Angel in Heaven
Oct 16, 2023
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For Those of You Who Don't Know Me
Oct 6, 2023
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Wave of Grief
Nov 5, 2023
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Roles, Worry & Fear
Oct 18, 2023
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Chapter 16: The Sea Our Path
Feb 18, 2024
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Chapter 28: Paradoxes
It’s all so tragic, how two people can be growing and learning individually, and at the same time falling apart from each other.
Apr 29, 2025
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Chapter 27: Cracked Open
My heart cracked open to a flood of emotions from past trauma that I hadn’t ever processed before.
Mar 2, 2025
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Chapter 26: More About Spiritual Uncertainty
Let us therefore not look for certainty and stability. Our reason is always deceived by fickle shadows…” - Blaise Pascal, Pensées, pp. 19-20.
Feb 24, 2025
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Chapter 25: I Know
I'm fine. I'm sorry. I know. I don't know.
Jan 21, 2025
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Wait, You Can Do That?
I continued studying, wondering, questioning and occasionally freaking out over my spiritual shake up.
Oct 1, 2024
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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.
Aug 12, 2024
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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."
Jul 22, 2024
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