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Requiem for my friend


People, Promoted

How those who loved you waited! Curled themselves into knots of childish longing – and then went home alone.

October 15, 2020

OtherSpeak: To the Adult Child of a Remarrying Parent


Guest posts

Danette Martin writes: “You’ve been on my mind ever since I heard the news of your dad’s engagement. Twenty-four years ago, I was in your shoes.”

May 18, 2020

OtherSpeak: Infertility Support


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Rachel Zimmerman writes, “I am a mother, after all. When the ‘secondary infertility’ phrase rolls off my tongue, I often feel like a fraud.”

May 1, 2020

OtherSpeak: Fifth Year Lament


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Evelyn Hershberger shares a piece of poetry celebrating her daughter and grieving her mother. If only the two could meet, full circle!

April 24, 2020

OtherSpeak: How to bless a young widow


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Martha Hess, from southern Illinois, shares practical ways to offer support and care if you find yourself living in community with a widow.

January 28, 2020

(Dis)orienting experiences


Walking with Jesus

I went to a Supper to taste the Christ, I was so hungry for him. So very hungry after months of vacuity, and when I received the bread he was suddenly there, in me.

December 10, 2019

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