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By: Mary Gray Kaye,

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When I turned the key in the front door lock, I did shudder a bit. But I quickly recovered. The rooms behind that door were often dark and empty after work on Friday. What was so different about this Friday night?
Well, it was different. I had just come in...[Read More]

Mama

By: Angie Brown,

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My mother’s photo pops up on my phone’s screen.
“Hello?’ I am tentative.
“Hey, sweet pea.” She is cheerful, and there is wind in the background. She is in the car, driving somewhere. This is when she has time for me: on trips, between errands, between work and church, between my...[Read More]

Inner Power

By: Linda Silfies,

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Married twenty-five years to an abusive man brought many challenges. At any given moment he could be Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. My challenges began on my honeymoon.
Over the years rage and violence became more frequent. Simple things would trigger him- like the day we came home from chu...[Read More]

Letting Go

By: Linda Landreth Phelps,

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Rites of passage can, out of nowhere, sneak up and smack you in the head.

A simple phone call: “Mom, in Tennessee I need my original birth certificate to apply for a driver's license. Can you send it, please?”

“Sure, Ben, I think I know where it is…”

This...[Read More]

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