The Country of the Story

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I Hope That's the One You Wanted

I Hope That's the One You Wanted

On vulnerability & good faith

Courtney Pasko
Dec 07, 2023
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Good morning, friends.

I have a lot of qualities I inherited from my mother. Some of these traits I appreciate more than others: her freckles, her love of crafts and baking, her horrible seasonal allergies, her migraines, her (now our) particular closed-mouth smile. One learned habit I can’t get away from is most evident at Christmastime: our tendency to…

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