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Why I Stopped Waiting for My Life to Begin: Lessons from an Engagement

September 12, 2017July 30, 2025 / Laura Joy Palma / Leave a comment

When you realize you want to spend forever with someone, you want forever to start now. But what if the waiting room is actually part of the gift?

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Two-Hour Tuesdays

The story before the story — how a blog became a lifeline, and how showing up to the page one night a week slowly wrote me back to life, and to faith.

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Fearfully, Wonderfully, and Bipolar-ly Made
From Shame to Sanctuary

A memoir at the intersection of bipolar disorder and Christian faith. Endorsed by Dr. Sam Storms.

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