Category: Faith
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Jesus and Tantrums
Yesterday, my newly minted 4 year old was exhausted. It was the end of a weekend full of birthday fun, visiting family and not going to bed on time. And I knew what was coming – an earthquake of little kid feels. The signs were all there: being overstimulated, not going to bed on time…
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Grief and Holidays
If I know anything about grief it’s this: Grief in this life is unavoidable. Whether we resist it or not, someday grief will come for us. It is universal. It is both extremely unfair and undiscriminating. Sometimes grief is giant, and seemingly insurmountable. Sometimes it’s small, quiet, and hidden. Sometimes it’s bittersweet, a reflection of…
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Let’s Talk About ANTS: Automatic Negative Thoughts
When I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I sneaked out of bed to see what my parents were watching on TV. That night, they happened to be watching “The X-Files”; I hid in the hallway and peeked around the corner to watch. A reptile creature was crawling through some bushes and watching a…
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Pandemic Depression
I’ve struggled with depression off and on since I was 12. It runs through the family, even though “run” doesn’t accurately describe depression. It’s more like a swamp monster: dark, oozy, coming upon you sneakily. So I guess depression oozes through my family? Gross. Anxiety is my more constant companion, while depression comes for weeks…
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Mass During a Pandemic
March 8, 2020 was the last time my family and I attended Mass before the shutdown. The Diocese of Austin officially cancelled in-person Masses on March, 17, 2020. My two youngest kids and my husband both had some kind of virus the Sunday prior, March 15th, so we stayed home. We have not gone to…
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