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Why You Should Keep Hoping, Even When It Feels Pointless

Why You Should Keep Hoping, Even When It Feels Pointless

Tuesday, July 7, 2026
It was on the same day the baby was born that I sat with her. Her body had been drained, almost all the life she thought she had was poured out into 7 pounds of flesh that had her eyes and his chin. She was a mother now. In mere hours of labor she’d inherited…