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kiss the hand you cannot bite

Kiss the hand you cannot bite, the sign in the art gallery said. I’ve spent the week wondering, What if I don’t want to? What if I can’t?

sunday mourning

This morning my Lyft driver said, “Happy Mother’s Day, Sarah!” as I was getting out of the car. And all of a sudden, the day I’d not given much thought to came crashing down on me…

Sarah ThebargeMay 12, 2019sunday, mourning, infertility, mothers day, grief, sorrow, solace, solidarity, community, church, communionComment

ashes, ashes: what Jesus really came to save us from

lentSarah ThebargeMarch 2, 2017Ash Wednesday, Ashes, confession, frailty, grief, Lent, mortality, mourning, Palm Sunday, politics, repentance, Shrive, Shrove Tuesday Comments

in the aftermath

when your heart is broken

UncategorizedSarah ThebargeFebruary 27, 2016death, grief, hope, love Comments

than the storm could ever be

UncategorizedSarah ThebargeJanuary 27, 2016Charles Spurgeon, death, fear, grief, kiss the wave, loss, Peter walking on the water, Psalm 46, rock of ages Comments

nobody said: notes about culture shock

UncategorizedSarah ThebargeOctober 20, 2015Africa, culture shock, death, dying, grief, Hospital of Hope, Mango, Togo, West Africa Comments