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Janet wilson's avatar

Rachel, I am not a writer, I love to read, I love to listen to books especially if the reader is exceptional. Your writing is eager like spring and delightful like summer. You are always a blessing to me. One day we will meet and I will hug you like a daughter.

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Rachel Joy Welcher's avatar

Well this made me tear up!

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E.M. Welcher's avatar

Yes, isn’t it pretty to think so?

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Paul's avatar

"hobbling

like Quasimodo after picking up my massive baby at the

wrong angle"

The struggle is real, thank you.

This one lands for me.

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Rachel Joy Welcher's avatar

Too real. Sigh.

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Mercy Falling's avatar

Wow. Thank you for that perspective.

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Wes Brustad's avatar

A beautifully written ode to growing patiently in God's grace. I have recently been re-reading Hemingway. Rachel, your writing surpasses in that you offer hope.

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Deborah Rutherford's avatar

Love this.

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Aaron Contino's avatar

Outstanding! I need to print this out and post it on my bathroom mirror!

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Brooke Shorey's avatar

lovely.

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Wambui Ebo's avatar

Hi! This is so beautiful.

Ps: your readership includes someone from a small city called Nairobi 😊

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Rachel Joy Welcher's avatar

How beautiful!

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Jessca's avatar

Rachel, my husband sent this to me because of how close to home it feels. Why do I feel so rushed to write in the season of life with littles? Great reminder to live a little more and to enjoy scooping up crumbs.

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Barbara Roenfeld's avatar

love reading your writing Rachel , you are so real and it is reflected in your words, may God continue to bless you and Evan as you serve the Lord, parent your beautiful children, and write beautiful inspiring words for all of us to read.

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Christine Kindberg's avatar

This made me cry because it's exactly where I am right now too! As a mother and a writer and trying to figure out how they fit together.

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Ishah Naomi's avatar

Lovely ❤️

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Becky Gonzalez's avatar

"...how beautiful everything seems once it’s almost over." The bittersweet truth of this line right here and how it's resonating with my current season with my adult kiddos being launched out of our nest. Grateful for your words!

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Emily's avatar

This is very beautiful :)

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Melanie Bettinelli's avatar

‘You will find me in the margins’

I love this vision of the writing life. Especially the beach cabin at the end when suddenly you have the time but it doesn’t feel so urgent. You capture all the different pulls in all the different directions. Wanting to be read but not famous like Hemingway. Loving the attention, but also prioritizing your relationship with your children. The crumbs and the Quasimodo gait.

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