Life
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My New Year’s Revolution
Maybe I don't have to spend the rest of my life fighting myself. I don't want to spend my entire life fighting my own existence, and then just die. That's not how I want to live.
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Merry Grinchmas
You can be angry AND find the peace of a silent night.
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Maybe…Maybe Not.
Before you say anything…look, I don’t want to argue. I don’t want to fight with you. If you don’t agree with me, I recognize there’s nothing I can say that will change your mind. That’s not why I’m here. That’s not what this post is about. I respect your opinion 100%. Trust me, I do...
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Kids Say The Darndest Things
This morning I had a second grader come up to me in the hall and she said “Ms. Howard, I don’t mean to be rude, but…” and we all know where this is going, right?????
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How To Talk To Children About War
Sometimes how we talk to children about war is how we need to talk to each other about war -- with openness, compassion, and honesty.
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You Are Here
It's okay to be where you are...even if it's hard, even if it's scary, even if it's not the most fun all the time. You are here. And that is okay.
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How To Go To The Doctor In A Larger Body
Going to the doctor when you're in a larger body - or if you're trying to heal your body image - can be anxiety-producing at best, and can even seem terrifying and impossible. I want to share some hope and some practical ways to navigate a flawed healthcare system.
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Life Is Hard, AND…
Life is hard. We all get our share of challenges, hard times, and bad days, and some days it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. AND that light is there. I promise. Even when we can't see it, it's there. It's hard to be alive sometimes, and it's still worth breathing, still worth waking up tomorrow.
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“Christian, I Guess.”
We all go through seasons of faith. We will have hot, dry, desolate seasons when we're desperate for rain, followed by beautiful wet seasons that water our souls. But this...this feels like more than a dry season.
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Do It Scared
I might be scared a lot, but nobody ever said I had to be fearless in order to be brave.
