iona.grace
Living in Faith and Fighting Dementors
You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your...
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iona.grace
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Grief Unheard
Grief unheard Grief unspoken Grief unseen Grief well hidden Grief turned to action Grief buried deep Grief unknown, unbidden Grief unable...
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iona.grace
- Dec 20, 2020
- 11 min
On choosing life and learning to rejoice
Last week Taylor Swift announced her second surprise album of 2020, evermore. Her first album of the year, folklore, was released in the...
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iona.grace
- Sep 25, 2020
- 8 min
When the Illness is Inside
I used to run a lot. An excessive amount. I used to be what those sweaty, Nike-wearing, time-checking early morning people call ‘a...
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iona.grace
- Mar 28, 2020
- 7 min
Let Us Mourn.
"Grief is not the absence of hope – it is the recognition of loss. Grief is not isolation from God, it is recognition of this broken world."
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iona.grace
- Nov 11, 2019
- 8 min
On Their Home, Not Mine
“So, where is home? Where do you call home?” “Where do I call home? Hm. Interesting question… my parents own a flat in Scotland.” Often,...
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iona.grace
- Aug 1, 2019
- 7 min
On Depression and Coffee
Friend, I heard you. In the depths of my grief. Your voice reached the furrows of my curled heart. I heard you In the coils of my foggy...
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iona.grace
- May 28, 2019
- 1 min
Grief Misplaced
I thought I could find you again I thought if I ran fast enough I would break back into time I would land, panting, twisting in a sweat...
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iona.grace
- Jun 30, 2018
- 6 min
On Cancelled Trains and Unanswered Prayers
“Our need to be in control, to orchestrate the perfect scenario for every journey of our lives, breeds anxiety in our hearts.” – Emily...
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iona.grace
- Jun 27, 2018
- 8 min
On Being Broken
We’re all broken. We’ve all been broken. You. Me. Him. Her. All of us. We’ve all been crushed, pressed. At some point, we’ve all turned...
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iona.grace
- Jun 13, 2017
- 8 min
On Love and Loneliness
On Love and Loneliness I am a nurse. Often this means my days are long, busy, and exhausting. I am on my feet running from room to room...
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iona.grace
- Apr 11, 2017
- 7 min
On Brave Melancholy
melancholy what the sun does warm, is only external – the surface of rocks upon which i slither – a falling forwards, a call hither...
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iona.grace
- Jan 23, 2017
- 8 min
On Being a Woman – Tender and Fierce
Before I dive deep into the quirks of being a woman I must first assure you all of something. Though I wish I did not have to preface...
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iona.grace
- Jul 4, 2016
- 3 min
On the 4th
I stepped out in July, For a run, a short one mind. As I made the first step I was quick to realize This was the 4th, and memories flied....
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iona.grace
- Jul 1, 2016
- 5 min
On Going Home
Earlier this week a friend asked me when I was going to take Jeremiah to see my home. They were speaking of Scotland, naturally. They...
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iona.grace
- May 13, 2016
- 4 min
On Purpose
The end is coming. The time for the books to close, the caps to don, the tassels to flip. On the brink of University graduation, I sit in...
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iona.grace
- Mar 5, 2016
- 4 min
On Being Marked
Mid January. Cold, grey, boring. Is there a better time to do something impulsive? Surely not. A quick text conversation and everything...
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