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You Are Not Defined by Your Abandonment

April 9th is my dad’s birthday. He would have been 76 this year. Sadly, he lost his life at the young age of 63, as did my mom. April 9th...

What’s in a Date?

Here I am talking about dates again! March 7. Today is the birthday of my dear niece, Michaela. It’s always sad or bittersweet knowing...

True Me

I woke up the other morning with these words going through my head. I had been in even more conversation with God this week, and am...

“Self-protecting barriers”—my random words…

From a webinar I listened to, I was given an assignment to randomly choose a book, flip to a page, choose a word, write about that word....

We Must Feel to Heal: Remembering Dad

Today, 1/14/2022, is the 11-year anniversary of my dad’s unexpected passing. It also happened on a Friday back in 2011. I was in line to...

Castle family Christmas letter, 2021

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Much love from the Castle family to you and yours!

Shining Star (Walls & Masks)

By Nina Castle, November 2021 Eeek! I'm making myself a little vulnerable here... I was at a fabulous retreat last month. We were given...

Darling Michaela

“This day that you’ll always remember, July 17…” the preacher said. “Wait, what?!?” I thought. I looked at Tim, who looked at me, with a...

Plants & People

My dearest flower-bud friend: I pray that you can do more than survive; I pray for surroundings where you can thrive! I pray for you to...

Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day! As I reflect on Father’s Day, especially seeing friends’ social media posts and pictures with their fathers,...

Blessings

As some of you may know, the song Blessings by Laura Story has a special meaning to me, since long story short, it periodically...

Freedom

Independence Day. What does that mean to me today? What does that mean in the context of my family story? America. Land of the free. Home...

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