I sipped my oat milk pumpkin latte, my tastebuds confirming that a new season had finally arrived. Staring at the empty screen in front of me, I willed my creativity to resurface and coerced my brain to focus on the work I came to do. I half-heartedly typed a sentence before my thoughts drifted ...
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What I Wish I’d Known as a Teacher
I’m worried about our teachers.
This is the third consecutive school year that teachers’ work has been impacted by the pandemic. They’ve not only had to pivot continually, but they’ve also supported their students through a season of collective trauma that has made learning close to ...
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An End-of-Summer Reset
As summer winds down, I’m finding myself weary.
The last couple months were filled with adventure and fun-filled family memories, to be sure. We crammed more into our weeks than we intended, filling our calendar with many of the things we couldn’t do during the past year-plus of pandemical ...
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Three Words: You Are Beautiful
I am beautiful.
Why are those three words so hard to say aloud? (Try it. See if you can without squirming a bit.)
I am beautiful.
I want to believe it so desperately. I want to look in the mirror and feel it in my bones, to fully embrace the beauty I believe is a reflection of God Himself. ...
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How a Pandemic Feels Like Depression
In so many ways, living through a pandemic has felt like a bout with depression.
Endless months of living in circumstances none of us would choose--constantly adapting to new ways of functioning, limited connection with others, no guarantees about how long life will be like this--it’s ...
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What Internet Comparison Steals from Us
After almost two months of a Lenten break from social media, I’m finding myself hesitant to return.
It began as a quiet invitation to pull back, to rest from the comparison that often slips unnoticed into my sporadic scrolling. I needed time to practice being present in my actual life, ...
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