Category: Reflections
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Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
If I can’t look at this country honestly, if I can’t hear the experiences of others and see the flaws that we still have, if I fail to heed the least of our brothers and sisters—both citizens and those outside our borders who believe this land is the land of hope and opportunity, then there…
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Happy New Year!
The start of the new year feels often like a natural time to kick off new things. We shouldn’t wait until January 1st to start something new or improve ourselves, but since today is January 1st, might as well start today.
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This Doesn't Make Sense
Losing someone young doesn’t make sense, but does mean it is up to us to do better by them.
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We don't move on from grief
I haven’t lost a spouse, but a dad when I was 12 and been touched by grief very recently. She’s hit the mark pretty well.
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El Paso Shooting (and Dayton too)
Thankfully, we did not have any family or friends involved at the recent El Paso shooting, but far too many people are not able to say the same thing today. One family member was there no more than two hours before the shooting and there is no reason why she was spared while others were…
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That Was Scary: Postpartum Hemorrhage
Vanessa gave me quite the scare after Ruth was born.