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    I'm Autistic. Here's what I want you to know on Autism Awareness Day.
    Madeleine Grace
    • Apr 1

    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...
    For the stranger who follows me on Instagram.
    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.
    I struggle with Anxiety. What does that say about my faith?
    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...
    What you won't see in our wedding photos.
    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...
    I'm terrified of going back to church.
    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.
    I'm a girl, and I struggle with lust and temptation too.
    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...
    I should be doing more right now.
    Madeleine Grace
    • May 12, 2020

    I should be doing more right now.

    21 is too young to lead.
    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...
    He didn't let me drown.
    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
    It sucks not being invited.
    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
    Please. Enough with the jokes.
    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.
    Stuck in the mud with friends.
    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.
    He's in the little things, too.
    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...
    Long nights under the street lights.
    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...
    Through The Iron Gate
    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....
    2. Twirling in Cornfields
    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...
    1. Stripped Bare
    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...
    I'm sorry I ignored your hello.
    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. ...
    I didn’t help the hungry man.
    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...
    Socially Awkward and Loving It. (Part 2)
    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...
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