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Posts by Diana DeVaul

Diana DeVaul is a wife, mother, and freelance blogger. She hopes by sharing this story, others facing great loss or change will be comforted knowing wisdom will arise from the ashes. You can learn more about her spiritual journey at spiritualwrites.com or follow her on Facebook at Spiritual Writes.

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No Matter What Life Takes Away, You Still Have Everything You Need

“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

On February 21, 2009, I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life. It was my sister, and I could barely make out what she was saying. My mom was in the hospital and had received a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer.

My body absorbed the news before my brain did. Since I had lost my ability to reason, from someplace beyond me I found a way to keep functioning. I asked my sister to put my mom on the phone.

What could I …