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February 23, 2021February 23, 2021Cristen Rodgers

A Room of Your Own

In this mansion of a heart you have always had a room of your own, a place where you whispered the wisdom traditions of mothers, a place where you could tuck your prayers and hang your hopes, a place that I could go when distance kept us apart. Now, here, your room will always remain, […]

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December 31, 2020Cristen Rodgers

New Year 2021

To those who have left hints like breadcrumbs for others as you find your own way, thank you for having the courage to forge a new path, and for having the compassion to keep a candle burning as you go. There were times that your glimmer helped me find my way through the dark, and […]

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October 25, 2019October 25, 2019Cristen Rodgers

I Had to Do it Anyway

Eventually I had to look up from my books to truly understand – but I’m grateful for every last line I read, because the drops of ink spilled by those who walked before me helped guide me towards my own first step. It wasn’t so much what those pages spoke, but the rising frustration I […]

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September 11, 2019September 11, 2019Cristen Rodgers

I’ll Stitch You a Moon

I’ll pluck these scraps of light from between branches and leaves and slices of night. I’ll hold the honeyed glow from street lamps, catch every shooting star; and use them to stitch you a moon. I’ll collect each raindrop and remember each tear. I’ll ebb and flow, I’ll drift with the river, until you can […]

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July 28, 2019July 28, 2019Cristen Rodgers

Get Up

There are many things I’ve learned over the past couple of years, some big and some small – but one of the more precious little gems that I’ve picked up is that life moves on whether you’re ready to or not; and that you might as well just move on with it because, if you […]

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June 11, 2019June 11, 2019Cristen Rodgers

I Hope You Live

I hope you live – in all the ways that only you can. I hope you brave climbing the greatest heights and that you have the courage to take the deep dives. I hope you build your dreams, break the limits, and I hope you make some good friends along the way. I hope when […]

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