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The Big Letdown
I expected this moment, voiced my concern to my therapist, discussed with other like-minded contemporaries this commonplace probability. I find myself almost one-month removed from my graduation. One month without papers and deadlines and weekly Zoom classes. One month without the assurance of how I must spend every hour of the day six days a…
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Healthy Approach to Mental Health
In the Spring Issue of the NAMI Advocate, Brian B. Thomas describes what he calls the 3-2-1 principle in his article entitled How the Next Generation Is Approaching Mental Health. In short, young people are more accepting of three principles: The full article can be accessed at: Advocate Magazine – How The Next Generation Is…
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Book of NTS
This video culminates the past four years – from the beginning of my journey at Nazarene Theological Seminary to the day of graduation. Starting over and going back to school in my 40s was hard enough. Doing it during a worldwide pandemic was something altogether different. Yet, through it all, I emerged stronger. My life…
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In Memoriam – Saying Goodbye to Bailey
This season of Lent showed me how freeing it is to be disconnected from social media. So, my plan is to move away from the creative castration of self-imposed blog post timelines. Who cares about unspoken rules for growth? Those who want to read will find it. All others – who cares? No need to…
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Every First SUCKS
I know I took a hiatus for Lent, but I am using the “Sundays don’t count” loophole. I am a chaplain. I know what to say or what not to say in times of crisis. I have lost loved ones before. I know how painful death can be for the survivor. I have never lost…
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Dream Hiatus
This will be my last blog post for the duration of Lent. I have elected to give up social media in most of its forms and return to my wayward practice of morning scripture reading, prayer, and journaling. This is not the post I planned nor the direction I intended for Lent, but I cannot…
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Superbowl Sunday
No blog post today! Hope my fellow football fans get to share one of America’s most beloved pastimes with family and friends.
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Fight Song
I took advantage of the holiday break during semesters to work on my chaplain board certification packet with the hope of receiving both my M.Div. and board certification within a few months of each other. One of the essays required that I discuss my self-care routines. Easy in that I have been discussing my self-care…
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Manna from Russia
In the summer of 1991, shortly after the fall of communism, I spent three weeks in Russia with the People-to-People Student Ambassador Program: promoting peace through understanding. We did the tourist things, but our main purpose was to get to know the people and to build relationships with kids our own age. Somewhere in the…
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Salt
Salt. I cannot stop thinking about salt. My mom tells a story about a cooking mishap early in her marriage with my father. As she cooked, the salt fell into the dish. She tried her best to scoop out the excess salt, but the meal still came out tasting way too salty. My dad was…
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