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Nov 07, 2016

Dear Mom,

Dear beautiful mother of God. How did you do it? How did you say yes knowing you could have been stoned to death for being pregnant outside of matrimony? How did you feel when an angel came to visit you? Dear Mary, how were you able to open your heart like that?

How did it feel to have your baby, the son of God, knowing He could only rest His head on a manger. When they told you your heart would hurt as if a sword was driven through it, did you regret it? Did you get scared? Dear mother, how are you so beautiful? It is almost as if the pain you went through made you stronger, but your torn heart is not calloused. It is not hardened. Beautiful mother, did you have someone to hold your hand? Did you have someone to wipe your tears? Does it still hurt?

Virgin Mary, beautiful mother, I want to love like you do. I want to love those who hurt me, who hurt the ones I love, who betray me, just because I know God loves them, and I want to love God above all else. Dear lady, teach me to love. Teach me that fear shouldn't hold me back. I am so concerned with worries and fears that I forget to love. That is all you did though, love. I want to love. I want to fall in love with God everyday. I want Him to be the person I turn to when I am sad. I want to be able to listen to others even when my heart is broken because I trust that God is putting it back together.

Your face is that of peace. Your hands stretched out without judgement, without fear, without regret. I want to live like that. I want to love like that. Virgin Mary, beautiful mother, don't cry alone anymore. Let me hold your hand. Let me share your pain. Let me love Jesus like you do and follow God like you do. Because I'd rather have my heart broken trying to love Him than breaking His heart by denying His love. Teach us to pray. Teach us to fear. Teach us to trust that God is greater than our fears, than our regrets, than our plans.

Mary, beautiful mother, beautiful woman, teach me to be like you. Let me cry with you. Let me laugh with you. Let me love with you. Reach out to young women and men everywhere. We don't know how to love anymore. Everyone is scared. Everyone is tired. Everyone is broken. If anyone can teach us to love Jesus again, to trust in Him again, to follow Him again, it is you. I am sure of it. Just like the moon reflects the sun's light, you reflect the Son's wonder and beauty and grace.

Love,

One of your daughters who wants to learn how to love

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Sleepovers are not a thing. They're just not.

1. You only ask things once.

2. Seriously, you only ask once.

3. When you do muster up the courage to ask your parents for something, you creep around and wait until they’re in a good mood.

4. Before you get that final yes, you have to go through an interview.

5. If you ever got “the eye,” you knew you were screwed.

6. You were always the first to leave your group of friends when hanging out.

7. If you say you will be home at a certain time, you better be home at that time.

8. Seeing a missed call from your parents sends fear and horror through your veins.

9. If relatives are coming over to the house, your room better be clean.

10. You are careful about what jokes you share with your parents.

11. "You’re not an adult until you turn 18! You can do whatever you want then!"

12. If plans change while you’re out, you better text or call.

13. Don’t talk back. Ever.

14. When you’re called by your full name, you’re in deep trouble.

15. Don’t make them call your name twice.

16. Sleepovers are not a thing.

17. Despite all of these things, you know your parents love you.

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1. Pets

2. Mornings

3. Mistakes

4. Cooking for yourself

5. Hosting

6. Taking care of yourself

7. Holidays

8. Roommates

9. Keeping focused and getting stuff done

10. Cleaning

11. Social life

No, really. I'm not mad. Just hungry.

1. You’re tired of people asking you if you know what “RBF” stands for every time you zone out.

2. You’re constantly using the excuse, “I’m just tired” when people ask you if you’re mad.

3. Or “I’m just thinking.”

4. In fact, you’re rarely ever actually mad.

5. But when you are, people usually can’t tell.

6. You find other people with RBF’s and have to convince yourself that you don’t look like them.

7. You constantly remind yourself, “At least I’m not a psycho.”

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2. Oh crap, that's due TODAY?!

3. Can I nap in here?

4. I wonder what they're serving at the cafeteria.

5. How much does my teacher even get paid?

6. How much will I get paid?

7. This is the longest 50 minutes of my life.

8. Maybe if I call mom, she'll give me money.

9. How much do street performers make anyway?

10. Why am I here? I could be a street performer by now.

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