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Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
People ask the question as if they’re offering a warm blanket. “Do you think everything happens for a reason?” I understand why they ask it. We all want the universe to make sense. We want pain to fit neatly into a story whose ending redeems every ugly chapter. We want to believe that if we…
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What’s My Home Decoration Style?
People usually expect an answer measured in colors and furniture. “Mid-century modern.” “Farmhouse.” “Industrial.” “Minimalist.” I always smile when they ask because none of those answers feels entirely true. My home isn’t decorated according to a design magazine. It has been assembled the way a life is assembled—one heartbreak, one hope, one hard-earned lesson at…
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“I Sometimes Wish I’d Never Been Born at All”
There is one lyric that has followed me through nearly every chapter of my life. “Mama, ooh… I don’t wanna die. I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all.” When I first heard Freddie Mercury sing those words in Bohemian Rhapsody, I didn’t hear melodrama. I heard recognition. For years, I carried those words like…
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Why
A common question asked of many subjects. Today I’m busy asking myself – why? Why am I so sad? Why do I feel depressed? Where did this “woe is me” come from? Why can’t I have that, do that, feel that? Why did I do the things I did when I was young? Why do…
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A Promise Kept
People often ask what promise I’ve made to myself that I’ve actually kept. It isn’t one of the usual promises. It wasn’t to lose weight, save more money, exercise every day, or finally organize the garage. I’ve made all of those promises at one time or another, and like most people, I’ve kept some better…
G R A C H E K
Dee Grachek is an author and Presbyterian pastor whose work explores faith, authenticity, identity, and hope through fiction, memoir, and spiritual writing.
Drawing on a life of ministry and personal transformation, Dee writes emotionally honest stories that invite readers to discover grace, courage, belonging, and the enduring power of unconditional love.
Dee is passionate about helping others find the courage to live authentically and discover a God whose love is wider than our fears, with writing marked by emotional honesty, theological depth, and an abiding conviction that every person’s story matters.