Before I could write that prayer, I had to tell the truth. Not the polite kind—the real kind. Truth like: I don’t know how to rest. Even when I’ve met every goal on my to-do list, my mind keeps searching. For a problem. A crack. Something left undone. Because the quiet? It feels suspicious. LikeContinue reading “The Restless First Daughter Who Forgets to Breathe”
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A PRAYER FOR THE FIRST DAUGHTER WHO TRIES SO HARD
There are days when I forget how to breathe.Not because I don’t want to,but because I’ve been holding it in for so long—holding it together for so long—that I don’t remember how to just be. On one of those days, I sat with God.No performance. No big words. Just a quiet ache.And from that ache,Continue reading “A PRAYER FOR THE FIRST DAUGHTER WHO TRIES SO HARD”
FIRST OF ALL? 