Posts by Maura
What Recovery Looks Like
By Hannah Addington I don’t remember the exact day my mind started to shift. I don’t remember when the simple choice to eat began to consume me. But I do remember that drowning feeling of being completely taken over by an eating disorder. It was the year of 2012. I had withdrawn from my dream school, UC…
Read MoreFinding our Identity
Consider just for a moment the gaze of the Father over all of creation. As the Father gazes on all of creation, know that he sees you, that you stand out to the Lord. As He looks upon you, He looks upon you with delight. He sees in your heart something that He has…
Read MoreGrief and Loss
By Christine Elizabeth Grief. It’s a word that is difficult to say or discuss even though it only has five simple letters. Grief is far from simple, and often we wish we could simplify it. If I could just do this one thing, I won’t feel this negative emotion anymore. The fact is grief…
Read MoreTo the Woman without a date on Valentine’s Day
By Maura Preszler If Valentine’s Day is an enjoyable day for you, I’m happy for you. If Valentine’s Day is a hard day for you, I’m so sorry for your pain. I know this can be a difficult and triggering day for many people and if you are feeling sad and lonely today…
Read MoreStanding in our Pain
The question is “Can you stand erect in your pain, your loneliness, your fears, and your experience of being rejected?” The danger is that you will be swept off your feet by these feelings. They will be here for a long time, and they will go on tempting you to be drowned in them. But…
Read MoreMy Best Friend Broke Up With Me
By Christine Elizabeth Last year I had a break-up with my best friend, and it was honestly one of the hardest things I’ve faced in my life. I’ve experienced sicknesses, deaths, and more but this pain was so unexpected and ripped me up inside emotionally. This best friend had been such a rock and…
Read MoreTo the Boy I Thought I Loved
By Erin McNew I remember how it felt. To have you always on my mind. To think about the two of us in the context of forever. To desire being held in your arms. To do everything I could to make the two of us work as one. To make your happiness a priority over…
Read MoreLove Deeply
Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply. You might be afraid of the pain that deep love can cause. When those you love deeply reject you, leave you, or die, your heart will be broken. But that should not hold you back from loving deeply. The pain that comes from deep love…
Read MoreNever Unlovable
By Christine Elizabeth Often as a child I would fall down and scrape a knee or an elbow or just have a really bad bruise. I was incredibly playful and sometimes too aggressive for my own good. I still remember the day I was going so fast on my bike that I couldn’t stop…
Read MoreWhat I Didn’t Know When I Stopped Having Sex
By Tori Vissat I want to make him happy. I enjoy it too. I love him. I’m just having fun. My friends will think I’m weird if I stop. I have said each of these and more. For years, I believed that the only thing I could offer a guy was my body.…
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