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When someone you love has the disease of substance addiction, you wait for that phone call. You pray each and every day the phone call would be the addict themselves, telling you they want to get better and are willing to go to rehab. There is also the fear of the phone call that haunts you, the...
The homeless shelter volunteer asked me numerous questions, making notes as she spoke.
“Are you sure there is not other place you can stay tonight, Olivia? I know you said you didn’t have a boyfriend–but is there someone you’re sleeping with that would let you stay with them?”
I shook my...
I would rather have eyes that cannot see, ears that cannot hear, and lips that cannot speak, than to ever have a heart I’ve closed away. -Robert Tizon
During my freshmen year of college, I knew my life had started changing for the better. Still, it wasn’t enough. I felt empty inside. I...
When doubt screams, “Look down! Your path is rough with stones,” Faith whispers, “I’ll take your hand. It’s beautiful up higher.
“Olivia, you don’t belong here. You never did belong here. You can’t make it on your own, especially in a city like Raleigh. You have no family, no job. You have...
As the seeker prayed, the beggar and the beaten passed by. When he saw them, he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things, yet do nothing about them?” God said, “I did do something. I made you.”
When passing a homeless shelter, I immediately look away. If I’m...