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Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.

Lysa TerKeurst

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Lysa TerKeurst
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 21
Author
Writer
Struggle
Miss
Bits
Violent
Bring
Carry
Woman
Weight
Two
Promise
Simultaneously
Trying
Missing
Promises
Every
Tree
Season
Like
Joy
Seasons

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