At 43, I’ve lost a lot in my life. I’ve lost homes, family members, and jobs. Though I lose things, I fight to gain back what’s possible...

In my early 20s, I lost a big part of myself. The person who I used to be was being smothered by grief and guilt. The things I once...

I had read in the Bible about miracles, but I had big doubts about them ever happening to me. Because of my beliefs, I was always...

Much of my early life, I was told that I was strange and dumb. I never had a good self-esteem. As I grew up, I had terrible experiences...

Though I’m only about 24 years old, I’ve experienced the bitterness and sweetness of life. Throughout my journey, I had moments when I...

Our favorite was hide-and-seek. We would hide in unconventional places like the fridge or dryer. My father worked in logistics, and my...

I lived my entire childhood out of a suitcase, and believe it or not, I loved it. I am the second child of six in my family, four girls...

I had a normal, Catholic upbringing. My mother’s family was Irish, and my father’s family was Italian, creating a melting pot of heritage...

My father was never in the picture. He left my mother long before I could even remember. My mother had only an eighth-grade education and...

People look at me and think they see a girl that has it all together. I rent a condo on my own, I have a loving boyfriend, and...

We plant seeds very early in our lives, hoping they will blossom quickly, much like that of honeysuckle. But not every plant is a vine...

My father, however, was a very adventurous person. He was not satisfied with what he had and wanted to do something different. Without...

| This is the 40th story of Our Life Logs | I was fortunate to be raised by the gentlest and kindest woman I’ve ever known. I was an only...

Motherhood was all I ever dreamed of while I was growing up. My boyfriends were all evaluated through the lens of whether they would make...

However, this was not something I was able to do from a young age. I had heard stories of children that found their faith and devotion...

I watch people go through life planning everything out and feel disappointed when something doesn’t go according to the plan. Yes, you...

My family is everything to me. I don’t know how to describe our relationship as anything other than that. My whole life, they have always...

The revolutions started a few years later, leading to the collapse of the Soviet empire and the rise of the Russian Federation. The early...

I have always felt like I am chasing something. I could never really explain what it is. I just have this feeling that I am after...

I grew up as a child of the world. Nowhere was home because for nearly my entire childhood, everywhere was home. My parents’ work kept...