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Facing My Fears & the Coziest Soup

Facing My Fears & the Coziest Soup

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May 01, 2020
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February 19th, 2020

{A telegram from days of yore}

We are in the final stretch of Winter, here in Goshen, Indiana, Lord willing.* Optimism has never been more vital for survival, so I’m going to just say the bad news quickly: It has been a thorny year.** Not the worst, but not even close to the best, laced with typical sadness and wandering. You know the…

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