Category Archives: The Year Called New (2020)

I’m Still Here. 💛

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Just Stephanie

There are people who don’t believe I deserve to be here, or to be near them. There are those who blame me for bad treatment I receive. They tend to deny facts. I’m amazed at how prevalent this is. If … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Life

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Just Stephanie

Sometimes the most courageous acts are done when nobody sees. Franz Jägerstätter was an obscure Austrian farmer who died by guillotine knowing that the stand he took against Hitler in 1943 would not change the course of things. He also … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Superpower?

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Just Stephanie

While I’m on the subject of superheroes, I might as well discuss my superpowers, which are a tender heart, a desire for healing, and inflatability. Perhaps I should explain. One of the biggest spiritual battles of my life was in … Continue reading →

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Letting the Bullets in.

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Just Stephanie

There is pain and dying in the process of something new being born. I dislike suffering and death. Discomfort is a good teacher, and I want rebirth, but I’ve been deflecting projectiles like Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman. I decided … Continue reading →

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Hush.

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Just Stephanie

Yesterday was the worst day in my life, because it was the first time in 60 years that I’ve knowingly doubted the word of the God of Christianity. But I stumbled through that day, I slept, and I woke, in … Continue reading →

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You Came.

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Just Stephanie

I knew that You would come. You sang. My heart, it woke up. I’m not afraid; I see your face. I am alive.

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New 🌅

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Just Stephanie

This year is only one day old. Welcome to 2020, as a new decade begins. The light from 2019, although illuminating to dark corners, was pure gold. I counted over one thousand things last year to be grateful for. Months … Continue reading →

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