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What Do I Want?

Rachel — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:27:59 +0000

It’s harder to figure out than I realized. I’m doing this five-year journal called One Question A Day. So far, I’m enjoying it. The first question (Jan. 1) is, “What goal would you like to accomplish this year?” to which I replied, “I want to gain flexibility and strength in all aspects of who IContinue reading "What Do I Want?"

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Down, But Not Out

Rachel — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:11:47 +0000

This week I started working on my books again for the first time since Mom passed. Eight months ago. I probably shouldn’t have taken such a long break. Writing is therapeutic for me, after all. But the words wouldn’t come. And when they did, they weren’t worth sharing. I hate goodbyes. They wreck me. SoContinue reading "Down, But Not Out"

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Perfect Potatoes

Rachel — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:46:05 +0000

Tonight my community group (life group) will host a special guest. One of our pastors is coming to give a demonstration of the Passover meal. A few members of our group have seen him do this before. I am not one of the few. The buzz about it has been like the hype that sentContinue reading "Perfect Potatoes"

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How I Feel

Rachel — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:55:22 +0000

I don’t know how I feel. Sometimes I can’t even find the words. There’s an app for it, and I can’t answer the question. Existential crisis comes the closest. I’m so tired of being put in boxes. So many of them I built myself. But others have been assigned to me. Small, female, weak, lessContinue reading "How I Feel"

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A Boy and His Elephants

Rachel — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:27:41 +0000

Yep, another post about Sam. Or more appropriately, about the inspiration for him. Summer, According to Sam is almost complete on Vella, and in celebration of publishing episode 43, I promised some pictures that inspired one of the scenes. First, I have to share this post from my old blog, showing a book Gabe andContinue reading "A Boy and His Elephants"

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Summer, According to Sam

Rachel — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:03:07 +0000

As promised to my readers at Kindle Vella, here are some pictures from my recent visit to the location that inspired the book. First Peeks Before reaching Sam’s neighborhood, you pass what used to be a peanut field. No crops today, and part of it has now been sectioned off with little flags, which makesContinue reading "Summer, According to Sam"

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The mark is here!

Rachel — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:15:16 +0000

As promised to my Carousel readers, here is the winning entry in my design contest for the mark. The first is from Shady Creek (season one). The second is from The Myst (season two).

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It’s Nice to Meet Me

Rachel — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:28:40 +0000

Remember when I said I was an enneagram 1? You probably don’t, so here it is. If you don’t want to look back at it, I’ll sum it up by telling you that I was frustrated by a situation at re:generation, and I was convinced that my “oneness” made it a particularly cruel hurdle. WellContinue reading "It’s Nice to Meet Me"

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Flat on My Back

Rachel — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:22:11 +0000

Last week was rough. I feel less like I’m on a roller coaster now and more like I’m on a seesaw. Still up and down, but not nearly as exciting. Re:generation is hard. Inventory is hard. I thought I had knocked it out. On the first week of inventory, I got a hotel room andContinue reading "Flat on My Back"

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Glitter Pen Girl

Rachel — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:25:37 +0000

I’ve always been a pencil person. I have a power sharpener by my desk, and I zip a pencil in it every time I so much as jot down an item on my grocery list. Then back into the pencil cup it goes, tip upward, one yellow beast in a bouquet of wrist stabbers. TheContinue reading "Glitter Pen Girl"

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