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Why I Couldn’t Have Fun at the Halloween Party

October 18, 2016July 30, 2025 / Laura Joy Palma / 2 Comments

Dressed as a flapper with the man I love, I should have been happy. Instead, I felt empty. Here's what loneliness taught me about looking for God in all the wrong places.

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

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