An Anchor in the Midst of Change

After the boxes are unpacked by Jessica Taylor When I moved to Dallas, TX in 2011 for my husband’s job, I stumbled upon the After the Boxes Are Unpacked book at a library while adjusting to a new culture — navigating changes in work, spiritual life, and transitioning from East Coast living to Southern life. I…

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Ready to Begin Again

by Mary Smith I sat at my kitchen table, my cup of tea cooling beside me, and stared out the window at the garden Charles and I had worked on together for years. The chrysanthemums were still holding on, a last bit of color before the frost came. But even they seemed to know their…

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Starting Over, One Day at a Time

By Emily Grant I never imagined how quiet a house could feel until the movers drove away and I was left standing in a kitchen that didn’t smell like home. My husband’s job brought us here—a small town in the Pacific Northwest, where it rains more days than not and people seem to have known…

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