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NEW THINGS!!!
It has been a hot minute since I have posted here because I have been working hard to change sites!! I will not be deleting this one...
emma
Dec 30, 20211 min read
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The Last of the Last
Do you ever make it to something you've been waiting for and it all feels like a dream? Christmas morning. Vacations. Birthdays....
emma
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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Jesus and Medication Can Co-Exist
I have been in a season of healing for the past year. I began my blog to document my journey of recovery after I was hospitalized, but it...
emma
Dec 8, 20215 min read
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Some Feelings Never Change
I seem to have found myself in somewhat of a catch-22 at this point in my life. I have struggled with a lot of loneliness over the past...
emma
Dec 3, 20215 min read
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Facilities Are NOT The Cure & Kids Deserve Better
There has been a lot of growing talk about not only mental health, but also hospitalization among teenagers and young adults as we...
emma
Nov 20, 20217 min read
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Anywhere But Here
My dream, since about the seventh grade, was to move out of my small town. I love going on vacation, because I love knowing that there is...
emma
Nov 10, 20215 min read
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Beauty In the Suffering
There is something beautiful about our suffering. There is something gracious in our ability to feel pain. There is something wonderful...
emma
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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Depression Just Hurts
I keep typing and deleting words that don't exactly seem to fit how I have been feeling the last week or two. There isn't an adjective...
emma
Oct 26, 20215 min read
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A Survivor’s Thoughts on Suicide
Suicide. That word often falls stiffly off of my lips, not sure of where it belongs within the conversation. If you want my honesty, it...
emma
Oct 11, 20216 min read
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He Calls Me Worthy
I think that it is easy to assume that when people attest to loving us that they will not be the same people behind our pain. I've always...
emma
Oct 8, 20215 min read
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You Deserve It
Have you ever felt like a stranger within your own mind? That is how I am feeling lately because, well, I didn’t have much of a plan for...
emma
Oct 4, 20215 min read
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Words From The Hallway
When I was around ten or 11, my older brother received his calling to ministry. I won't steal his spotlight, as he has his own platform...
emma
Sep 24, 20214 min read
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It's OK To Be Angry
Experts say that a human goes through five different stages while grieving: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. I am...
emma
Sep 20, 20215 min read
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September 3rd
It was 1:45 p.m. My arm was interlocked tightly with my mom's. We walked slowly, our feet in sync with each other. My heart was about to...
emma
Sep 3, 20215 min read
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Selfish For The Right Reasons
[I finally made it back to my iPad, so no more lowercase typing for now.] One of my biggest fears in life has always been being selfish....
emma
Aug 18, 20216 min read
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july 26th, 2021
i will eventually quit writing blog posts from my phone, but today is not that day. it is really easy for me to write only about my...
emma
Jul 26, 20215 min read
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pieces
i’ve found a lot of comfort in writing, drawing, painting, journaling, etc. in any situation where i have the chance to document...
emma
Jul 16, 20216 min read
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cruel cruel summer
i’ve typed and retyped this intro, trying to really make sense of a lot of my feelings, emotions, thoughts, knowledge. nothing has seemed...
emma
Jul 7, 20215 min read
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reframing
[ i’ve been too lazy to actually get my ipad and type, so yet another post from my small, rectangle, computer ] i am so tired. i have...
emma
Jun 28, 20214 min read
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home
[another post from my phone because it’s hard typing with acrylics] i have been 14 hours from home for the past (almost) eight days. this...
emma
Jun 12, 20215 min read
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