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I miss Bryce. This is a post about grief and loss as much as it is a post about joy and celebration, so if you can’t handle that paradox right…

Sometimes a small thing has the potential to change a life - like when a German woman checks to find out if an American girl has somewhere to go for…

I love my name. It comes from a disturbing story in Greek mythology. Well, the full Daphne and Apollo myth is a mess, but Laura, Laurie, Laurel, and Lauren type…

Making friends with librarians is some of the best life advice I can give. The current BFA librarians regularly recommend good books and talk to me about what I'm reading.…

The last major allergic reaction I had was in college when I went to an event for the graduating class of my high school that I was definitely not invited…

One of the highlights of teaching is when I get to learn from my students. I'm so proud of these resilient, curious, thoughtful young people who come through my class.…

I didn't grow up familiar with the liturgical church calendar, but today is the last Sunday of "Ordinary Time." Next Sunday begins Advent, the season of the church calendar when…

In the spirit of transparency, I've considered leaving the teaching profession many times this year. This year is hard. I've read a lot of teacher comments from groups online, and…

I made a cheesecake yesterday. I ate some today. It's delicious. I feel not guilt about this. I really love cheesecake, and this happens to be the same week that…

I'm a big fan of pumpkin soup. Pumpkin in general. But Thursday I went over to have dinner with some friends, and we were able to enjoy some amazing pumpkin…

Slowing down isn't necessarily a step back. I need that reminder today. I haven't walked much for a couple of weeks because I'm keeping an eye on the bottom of…

Once upon a time, I was a cynical jerk face. I'm in progress, but I'm a lot better than a used to be. A lot of my formation into a…

This morning Anne began her message reflecting on how the Gospel passage seemed to have disjointed thoughts of Jesus lined up next to each other but that the actual function…

"Did you know that the Blazers could have drafted Michael Jordan?" I was riffing off of the example sentence in my worksheet teaching common figures of speech in the Bible.…

Friday afternoon felt like it took a decade of my life in stress as I opened a "letzte mahnung" from the wheelchair company with the collections stamp glaring at me.…

I've thrown up on exactly one nurse since my last post. Not all of my stories make it on the internet, but this one definitely will. I had a lot…

I'm a day late with this post. I have what I consider to be a reasonable excuse: antibiotics. Don't get too worried here. Let's meander through that explanation. See, everyone…

While I manage to hide it often, I'm overwhelmed by large groups of people and deal with social anxiety. I'm fully conscious of being an awkward person, and I'm also…