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Oh Eve!

Eve, we live with a curse far beyond what you could ever have anticipated. You never once thought that eating the fruit could cause anything other than good. You did not know what a curse was. You did not know evil. You would never have chosen what came. What you anticipated was more. More good. You only […]

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I wish I never had you…

In one of her darkest moments, she shared her pain, words spoken that have steered the course of her life, “I wish I never had you!” She was conceived in a time of broken painful relationship between her mother and father. Her birth was not looked forward to or desired. Rather, it meant more hardship […]

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Solid and Sandy

A legalistic upbringing made her feel caged in.  “It’s my body, my life. I can do as I want.” Told, “I wish you were never born”.  “I am unwanted.” Abandoned. Left.  “I am scared of being alone. I have to be with someone.” Sidelined while they fought their battles.  “I mustn’t deserve love.” An alcoholic […]