God is bigger than the times we fail

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I refreshed my blog and instead on focusing on the hardships of surrogacy(which I feel God has led me away from that for now), I am focusing on my life right now. Not one specific thing, but everything. I absolutely love to write. I have always journaled and truly enjoy the time that I allow myself to be truly transparent. So it is my goal not to be fake, but to allow true Chantel to shine through.

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