Joy VanderLek, I’m so glad. | by Abby Brockman | Medium

Serendipity. Your “chin up” talk came just at the perfect moment. Thank you.

Joy VanderLek

1 min readMar 22, 2017

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Joy VanderLek, I’m so glad. Wherever you are, I hope you continue to find joy and strength as needed along your way.

Abby Brockman

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Hospital chaplain, community organizer, writer. Shamelessly laughs at the same jokes over and over and believes there are gateways to holiness everywhere.

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