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Be Encouraged

by Valerie Denay Staton When shadows fall around you and the road feels long and steep, when worry creeps in softly and tries to steal your sleep— When dreams feel dim or distant and hope seems slow to rise, remember every sunrise begins in darkened skies. Even in the silence, when answers seem delayed, aContinue reading “Be Encouraged”

Unbroken

by Valerie Denay Staton I have walked through thunder, let rain write stories on my skin. Felt the ache of heavy stones, linger in my bones. Still—I am standing. Every scar became a furrow and every tear, a seed. What tried to bury me only taught me how to push through the dirt. Push throughContinue reading “Unbroken”

The Shape of Us

by Valerie Denay Staton I never met you before and yet I found you in the spaces I did not know were void. The rooms inside me were unlit. Untouched. As quiet as forgotten prayers. You did not knock, nor did you speak. You simply arrived – and everything I’d learned to live without tookContinue reading “The Shape of Us”

JOY

by Valerie Denay Staton Joy… A sunset, a sunrise, a loved one’s image before my eyes. The sound of nature in the morn. Dancing with my love from dusk to dawn. Sounds of nature – the chirps and tweets. A smile and “hello” from people I meet. The recognition of momentous events. Receipt of correspondenceContinue reading “JOY”