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It’s ok to not be ok
By Hallie J Carl My feet tingled as we walked the trail. It was narrow with a steep incline to my right and a steep, rocky decline on my left. My brother was much further down the trail, far away and looking small as my mom and I walked together. We were hiking Loveland Pass… Continue reading
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A Cabbage Patch Kind of Love
By Hallie J Carl I was born in 1975, which means most of my childhood memories are centered around the 80’s. Knight Rider and Magnum P.I. were my jam. What is the thing a grade school girl wanted more than anything in the 80’s? A Cabbage Patch Kid. Here was the problem: My family didn’t… Continue reading
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This is me
By Hallie J. Carl When I was a teenager, I wrote all the time. My dream was to be a writer. I imagined myself in a cabin with a cup of coffee on my desk and a dog curled up at my feet as I clicked away at a keyboard. In junior high, I bought… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Hallie. Formerly a pastor, I now devote my time to writing. The two most important blog entries (if you want to understand who I am today) are “A Family Exiled: Parts One and Two.”
When I began this blog, I knew I would be telling stories of my life. Once I wrote The Family Exiled posts, I knew I would need to set the blog aside for awhile. More time to heal. More time to process.
Since then, life carried on with the pace of a freight train. There have been surgeries, pit bull attacks, a life saved, lives lost and a near miss. My shoulders live in a perpetual and special state of “tight” that in all actuality means “What is the fork is wrong with this woman?”
I have been working on a historical fiction novel and it is a project I am both proud of and encouraged by. I learned that research is an untapped well of joy and skill I was previously ignorant to.
My friend circle is much smaller but much deeper than before.
I’m going to keep telling you stories. Hopefully, you will be entertained and maybe even laugh occasionally. Enjoy!
