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To the Honorable Senators from Texas
To the Honorable Senator Cruz, My name is Mary Margaret Healy and I live in [Redacted], Texas. I work for a local municipal court as a clerk, and I am writing to you as a citizen who has perhaps more than the average concern for the continued legitimacy of the judicial process and judicial systems in the United States. Today I write to you to demand as your constituent that you refuse to vote if the Senate holds confirmation hearings for an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. I did not vote for you in the last election, Senator Cruz, but I was not overly troubled when you…
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Love in the Time of COVID-19
Will the sting of the adhesive ripping against our tender skin be an experience we can learn and grow from?
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Inevitable Forward Movement
How many other transitions in life are like this: inevitable, beautiful, a blessing, and a pain so deep its aches reverberate through generations.
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Live and Let Live
You’ll probably have to develop a strong stomach vis-a-vis mouse carnage, but it’s a tough world.
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On Homeownership, Citizenship, and Stewardship
Maybe the heating bills could have been lower. Maybe this leak wouldn’t have happened. Maybe my house wouldn’t be sick.
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A Yinzer Yankee in the Lonestar State
But for now, all I can think about is how out of place my Christmas trees looked when my neighbors have a cactus naturally growing in their front yard. And I will envy all y’all yanks up there.
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Fiftieth Time’s a Charm
I now own a house that has a respectably sized yard, complete with a functioning hose and a fancy fence. I have, for a long time now, owned a desire to live off the fat of the land, complete with a short memory about how often I’ve tried and failed to do just that. And, thanks to Amazon Prime, I now own a fabulous book that chemically combines those two things into a powerful solution. That’s right, I am, once again, attempting a garden. Last time I tried this, I was living in Pittsburgh, so I started the plants indoors in April to try to give them a fighting chance. …
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Regarding the Recent Scandal out of Willow Creek Community Church
This afternoon, I was browsing my Facebook feed (which has somehow become an act of either defiance or willful ignorance lately, but I’m not really on board) and came across a friend’s post. He had linked this article about Megachurch leader and evangelical personality, Bill Hybels, who has recently been accused of sexual misconduct. My friend shared this post along with the article: Katelyn Beaty’s observations are notable and I want to address them. But first I have to delve into why this news gets to me on a more personal level than have any of the other evangelical scandals from recent years. My Connection I grew up at Willow Creek,…
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Happy National Adoption Day
“All adoption begins with loss.” I’ve chewed on that phrase for months, and the flavor hasn’t yet gone out of it.
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All
Ash Ketchum lives in a world where all animals can be pets. Ash Ketchum’s life is one big adventure, and everyone he knows has a life as full of destiny as he does.
