As a person who chooses to let the best of myself rise to the surface, I've learned to accept the unacceptable within me. Some things cannot be trained away, some cannot be dug into and weeded out, and some will always be there. But knowing that what we lock away is something God loves us for anyway, it's easier to put it down and focus on what God loves about us that we also love about ourselves. This acceptance brings a sense of liberation, a relief from the burden of self-

As we walk through this life and ponder our pasts, it should never be with remorse, sorrow, or regret; our past is gone in a moment, a spa

My breath is gone. My sight narrow, My spirit pale. The tears are hot, at the edge of my heart, waiting to burn through.

© Written by Patsy Dale (September 15, 1998) When I began to walk on eggshells every time that you came in the door, I knew that we had...