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Dreams
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All of the scary images and thoughts had been properly cataloged into the parts of my brain where they belonged. Not to be forgotten or made to believe didn’t exist, but instead, a critical part of me that doesn’t control me.
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Jurassic Park Religion
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My second favorite movie is the original Jurassic Park. As of this writing I’ve probably watched it thirty times – including this summer at the drive-in. What a delight! COVID has mostly been an inconvenience, but it has snuck some good things into my life as well. One of these…
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Bigness
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“Bless the largeness in me, even when I fear it.” Sue Monk Kidd, Book of Longings My husband, Shawn will often say, “Amee,” in a disapproving voice whenever I do things that he deems accidental or foolish. I’m not the most graceful person so accidents occur quite often in my…
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Life’s Purpose
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I’ve recently begun a study of the life of Queen Esther found in the Old Testament of the Bible. King Xerxes had a wife, Queen Vashti. During a drunken party King Xerxes called for his Queen to come and show her beauty to the party participants. It was during this…
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Disclosure
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When I was finally brave enough to disclose my rape in 1995, my friend Lisa offered the perfect response! The words Lisa gave me while walking on the water’s edge are private, but I’d love for you to have a ready response should you be trusted by a friend or…
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The Journey of Grief
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I’m someone who likes a somewhat non-cluttered refrigerator on the outside. On the inside all bets are off – it’s slightly gross in there! We have the usual things on there – remember notes, a whiteboard that could have any manner of random Amee thoughts, my daughter’s mail that I…
