I'm Autistic. Here's what I want you to know on Autism Awareness Day.
Today is Autism Awareness Day, and I’ve spent the last fortnight wondering what that even means. What is it that we are all being ‘made...
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Madeleine Grace
- Mar 19
For the stranger who follows me on Instagram.
"I don't want this to sound creepy," one of the girls said, "but I already know who you are." I was a little taken aback.
Madeleine Grace
- Oct 1, 2021
I struggle with Anxiety. What does that say about my faith?
I feel it sitting heavily on my chest like one of my weighted blankets. I wheeze it into my lungs, and cough out the burning taste. It is...
Madeleine Grace
- Jul 17, 2021
What you won't see in our wedding photos.
It’s day 4 of our honeymoon, and I’m sitting by a little gas fire, alone. My fiancé —no, husband, I remind myself— is fast asleep in the...
Madeleine Grace
- Aug 27, 2020
I'm terrified of going back to church.
9 months ago, I wrote a piece on how much it sucks when you're not invited to something.
At the time, I felt isolated and excluded.
Madeleine Grace
- May 25, 2020
I'm a girl, and I struggle with lust and temptation too.
We were young teenagers when the separation started at youth group. It was a novelty. A whole night without the boys? We stayed in the...
Madeleine Grace
- May 12, 2020
Madeleine Grace
- Mar 30, 2020
21 is too young to lead.
I was sitting in a meeting last year, fiddling with my glass and listening to the leaders share their vision for the team. They were...
Madeleine Grace
- Jan 25, 2020
He didn't let me drown.
Kids were screaming, and chlorine stung my eyes. I stood barefooted on the edge of the pool. The floaties on my arms felt tight, and my pink
Madeleine Grace
- Jan 7, 2020
It sucks not being invited.
It's 1am, and I can't sleep. My heart is heavy and my mind is full of unpleasantness. I shouldn't be feeling like this; lonely, angry, and
Madeleine Grace
- Nov 26, 2019
Please. Enough with the jokes.
I'm feeling afraid.
I grip my keys tighter and walk faster. I can hear the blood rushing in my ears, and feel the heat crawling up my neck.
Madeleine Grace
- Nov 20, 2019
Stuck in the mud with friends.
It was a Monday night. The sun was setting, and the mosquitoes came out. The day had been muggy, and we were grateful for the cool change.
Madeleine Grace
- Sep 26, 2018
He's in the little things, too.
When I came back from outreach, I was worried. I knew I’d be faced with the question; “What did God do?” And although I knew He’d done so...
Madeleine Grace
- May 17, 2018
Long nights under the street lights.
“What are you doing here?” They asked me, a cloud of smoke puffing from their lips. I wasn’t so sure. It was 1am, and the Malechon was...
Madeleine Grace
- Apr 25, 2018
Through The Iron Gate
The iron gate stared us down. We craned our necks up and squinted into the sun, trying to spot someone through the open window above....
Madeleine Grace
- Mar 11, 2018
2. Twirling in Cornfields
Come home, I hear Him whisper. Just come. As you are. I consider it. Weigh the choice in my mind — because it is a choice. I think of all...
Madeleine Grace
- Mar 10, 2018
1. Stripped Bare
There are people who’ve stripped me of my innocence. Not all of it, but a lot. They were gentle at first. I believed their intentions...
Madeleine Grace
- Jan 9, 2018
I'm sorry I ignored your hello.
Dear friendly man on the street, I'm sorry that I ignored your "hello" today. I'm sorry that I looked away when you smiled at me. ...
Madeleine Grace
- Dec 16, 2017
I didn’t help the hungry man.
I sat there in the park under a cuddly sun and biting breeze. An old man approached me with a smile, and introduced himself as Manuel. He...
Madeleine Grace
- Nov 6, 2017
Socially Awkward and Loving It. (Part 2)
Just a refresher: I was diagnosed with a Social Anxiety Disorder at 16. The awkwardness of being around people didn't just control where...