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Redeeming the Time

Redeeming the Time

Posted on December 11, 2018December 12, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

I hate winter. As a Texan, this is sacrilege. We’re all supposed to hate the heat (even though we choose to live in this state. Sigh.) The last couple of weeks have been plunging us into autumn, and we’ve already had our first hard freeze. Oh, I loathe it. Anyone Read More

Posted in death, depression, family Tagged death, family, grief, Incarnation
The Purifying Fire of Grief

The Purifying Fire of Grief

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

Grief is everywhere. All around me, someone is sick, someone is dying, someone is grieving. If I had been told that middle age would be so full of loss, I might have called them liars. Instead, grief calls me the liar. All is not well here on planet Earth, and Read More

Posted in culture, death, depression Tagged death, grief
Depression: Darkness & Silence

Depression: Darkness & Silence

Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

Sometime during the last school year, my sons took to randomly singing, “Hello darkness, my old friend.” When I informed them of the origins of the song, they laughed at the name Garfunkel. They also did not know the title was actually “Sound of Silence.” Not a big surprise there, Read More

Posted in death, depression Tagged depression

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