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ADVENT

December 14, 2020January 25, 2021 ~ Hilary Penz ~ 1 Comment

I am angry. This is a complicated emotion for me. I would much rather saturate myself in peace, in pleasing. I have spent the past month (five years) sitting with this relentless rage, working to examine it from every angle, hoping not to see my reflection in its faces or lose myself in its clutches. I … Continue reading ADVENT

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Hi.

I was raised across the U.S. but my heart belongs in the midwest.

My hubs and I grew three babes in three years and we are all growing up together: eyes tired, hearts a mess and bed full every morning.

I write from somewhere between wrestling and resting and I am happy you are here.

Insta.

This trip was a special one. ✨
This weekend we traveled from Minnesota to New York City to visit Good Shepherd, a place that has continued to take up a swelling space in our family’s spiritual story.
Six years ago, I watched as many people in my life rallied around a man who was best known for his opulence and brashness. I found the most jarring part to be that this support was given in the name of Christianity.
My backpacked babes just walked through the doors of school for the last week of the year. I am parked out front, tears salty and streaming.
Maybe, just maybe.
By the maddening magic of time, I am now closer to forty than thirty.
I thought marriage was about being beautifully bound to one person for the rest of my days: concrete, durable, done—and I took that vow happily, under a black January sky.

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  • SHALLOW
  • ADVENT
  • MERCY
  • CARRY
  • DUST
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