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Kimberley J. Payne

Writing to help you grow closer to God

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Praying the Rosary

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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I had once thought it pretty I had my own rosary. A string of prayer beads with a simple cross. I thought it pretty. Something to wear to a special event maybe. A treasure to bring comfort and peace. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Matters of Faith, Micro-Memoir, Prayer | Tagged Catholic, Hail Mary, prayer, praying, rosary, shy | Leave a reply

Fun With Cousins Through the Seasons

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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  Playing in East City, Peterborough 1970s style   Winter Eating warmed honeybuns at East City Coffee Shop Getting the wind knocked out of me tobogganing on Armour’s Hill Spring Taking in a late-night baseball game at East City Bowl … Continue reading →

Posted in Micro-Memoir, Poetry | Tagged 1970s, cousins, East City, memories, Peterborough | Leave a reply

The Bully and the Bullied — I Was Both

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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Hurt people hurt people It’s not easy to admit you were a bully. But I was…once. It happened in grade school. I was in grade 6 and Lori was in grade 4. We lived in the same neighbourhood and went … Continue reading →

Posted in Micro-Memoir, Parenting | Tagged apolgize, bullied, bully, grade school, hurt people | Leave a reply

A Birthday With No Cake

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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April 3rd will forever be bittersweet She would’ve turned 2 today. I think of her often. But my thoughts no longer lead to tears. I wonder what she’d be like now. Would she play “pretend” like she was talking on … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, Heaven | Tagged death, grandchild, Grief, heaven, SIDS | Leave a reply

Jesus Is Not the Only One to Be Resurrected

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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But He is the only one to rise from the dead in a resurrected body My son argued that Jesus was not unique in being resurrected. He pointed me to numerous sources of others who had been brought back to … Continue reading →

Posted in God's character, Matters of Faith | Tagged death, Easter, Jesus, Resurrection, risen | Leave a reply

What it Took to Relieve Me of a Shameful Memory

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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How the Quaker Oats Picnic taught me the importance of keeping short accounts   If you grew up in East City, Peterborough, Ontario you know the smell of Quaker Oats. The Quaker plant sat on the shores of the Otonabee … Continue reading →

Posted in God's character, Micro-Memoir | Tagged East City, Forgiveness, Guilt, Quaker Oats Picnic, shame | Leave a reply

Adoption – A poem

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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She gripped the yellow crayon in her pudgy fingers; tried best to colour within the lines. I sat across from her colouring my own piece. We didn’t speak. What do I say to a three-year-old? She selected a green crayon … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged adoption, grandparents, love, mental health, poetry | 1 Reply

Is There a Secret to Beating Depression?

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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An open letter to my girlfriend Dear J., I suffer from depression. I have since I was a young child. But never labeled it as such. Because I’ve had it for so long, I think I’ve assumed it was “normal” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible study, Matters of Faith, Prayer | Tagged Depression, emptiness, God-sized hole, self-medicate, void | Leave a reply

The Guilt of Telling a Joke That Ended Gruesomely

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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Tested my understanding between truth and lies It happened in October. The month we both celebrated our birthdays. Deedee and I were best of friends. Although she was a grade behind me, we lived close and spent many afternoons and … Continue reading →

Posted in Micro-Memoir | Tagged Guilt, joke, lying, white lie | Leave a reply

What’s the Difference Between a Catholic and a Christian?

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Kimberley Payne
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I was raised Catholic. I attended Separate School and went to mass every Sunday. In university, I would often argue with my best friend about how Catholicism was the only right religion. Although she was Protestant I believed that she … Continue reading →

Posted in Matters of Faith | Tagged Catholic, Christianity, Jesus Christ, Protestant | Leave a reply

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Kimberley J. PayneKimberley Payne is an award-winning author. She combines her teaching experience and love of writing to create educational materials for children about family, fitness, science, and faith.

Through her work, Kimberley hopes to inspire parents to raise up the next generation in the Christian faith.

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