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Peace and Quiet

My mother was older when she had me. My siblings were all married off by the time I was 4. So when I would ask her what she wanted for a present her usual response was peace and quiet because she had everything else she wanted. I am at the age where I understand that …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersJuly 1, 2022August 4, 2022Posted inFinding Joy1 Comment on Peace and Quiet

Murky Middle

Somewhere between trauma and healing is the murky middle. It is murky because you have your highs, lows, and many days you can’t see where it is all headed. Recently I broke my arm and there is nothing like physical pain to remind you of the emotional stuff. This is when I realized I was …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersMarch 30, 2022March 31, 2022Posted inFinding JoyLeave a comment on Murky Middle

The Story

When I was about 7 years old, my parents, namely my mom, decided to help out a friend of my stepfather, Ray*. I call the friend, Steve, to make things a little more simple. Steve had a work accident and this was back before workman’s comp and benefits so he was out of luck while …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersFebruary 28, 2022Posted inFinding JoyLeave a comment on The Story

I am broken

When I hear the words “I am broken”, it is very heart-wrenching for me. But really, it is the feeling that is behind the words that get to me. Here are two examples of how this was expressed: I was with a group of women and one of the women was describing how her week …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersJanuary 31, 2022Posted inFinding Joy2 Comments on I am broken

My healing journey

Recently as I lay on my couch at 3 AM dealing with pain from some emotional trauma. I realized that my finding joy is tied to a healing journey that I have already experienced. So my blog is going to share that process so that I might find joy. However, I struggled with where I …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersDecember 9, 2021Posted inFinding Joy2 Comments on My healing journey

Myopic

I have this quote on my wall: “A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.” (Soren Kierkegaard). Right now this is where I am at, I am listening but let me back up a bit …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersJuly 8, 2021Posted inFinding Joy1 Comment on Myopic

Puzzles

Talk for Feb. 16, 2020 When Brother MacBean asked me to speak he told me the theme was what blessings do you receive from keeping the commandments but that I could do some version thereof based on what revelation I got. I saw Brother MacBean about a week later and he said the same thing …

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Posted byAnne WoelkersJanuary 24, 2021Posted inFinding Joy8 Comments on Puzzles

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