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If I said that the Corona Virus wasn’t UGLY, I’d be lying. In the mountain town I’m living in, there have been mass layoffs as the local ski resort shut down the slopes in the best interest of public safety for customers, staff and our community. Fear of the present and the future has swept the globe like a pandemic in and of itself. People all over the world, myself included, are experiencing major financial setbacks, and for some who find themselves living month to month, t

At times it’s difficult to recount my story because it’s hard to believe that it was even mine to begin with. As life advances and I’m expectant for more, I forget the magnitude of what God has already done, and powerful testimonies grow dim. Did I really walk in the shoes of a 16-year-old girl as she rounded the corridor of a hospital in India as amputees and lepers waited for medical attention on cots in the corridor? Did I really witness a young woman lying bed stricken wi

As I was reviewing my life story, there were moments when I had to put my pen down and process. I guess I wasn’t expecting that some of the bullet points would carry an undercurrent of pain. For the most part my childhood was sheltered from the UGLY. I’m not saying it didn’t exist. I was primarily naive and in the end, thankful. There was a day when a harsher reality hit. LIFE, as much as I wanted it to be, wasn’t always sweet, and at times it was straight up sour. After an e

"Optimism is powerful, but #perfectionism is blind." My life is tucked in, not a pillow touched or a streak on the bathroom mirror. Every morning I awake to the sound of blue jays chirping outside my bedroom window and when I pull back the drawstrings there isn’t a cloud in the sky. When I breathe out I’m amazed to discover there’s no rancid scent and somehow a hairbrush isn’t necessary because every strand resides perfectly in place. I sleep through the night and don’t even