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Kristy Wacek

July 9, 2019

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Articles by Global Women South America

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Who Do I Become in this New Place?

All that I have been, all that I have thought myself to be, all that identified Bonnie is gone. Well, not ALL, because of course Ron is here with me. But the place that gave me identity is gone. I am in a new place, so how do I...

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Kristy Wacek

July 2, 2019

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Articles by Global Women Europe

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Why Did You Bring Me Here?

What image comes to your mind when you hear the word church? For me, it was once a picture postcard of a New England village. An elegant building with a white steeple and chiming bells. Falling autumn leaves and the fruits of an abundant harvest. Hymns and organ music....

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Kristy Wacek

June 25, 2019

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Articles by Global Women

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At the Intersection of Never Leaves or Forsakes

May 1, 2006, was my 43rd birthday. I was feeling sorry for myself that I was getting older and lamenting the fact that my birthday present was a pair of reading glasses (per my request—I had been putting off getting them for almost a year). It is amazing the...

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Kristy Wacek

June 18, 2019

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Articles by Global Women Family

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Hold On Lightly

The tone of my mother’s voice on the phone scared me. There was something terribly wrong, though neither she nor my father would tell me what was happening, nor would they ever ask me to come home from Colombia. My initial reaction was to pack my bags immediately and...