To My Pen Pal, With Love
I have written before about how much I love writing letters. They give me great joy to send and receive. I usually do them
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June 1, 2021
Emmie Arnold
Changing the Words and Keeping the Story
After many years of wanting to write a book that’s part memoir, part stories of my journey as a hospital chaplain and how the
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May 10, 2021
National Day of Prayer
As a hospital chaplain, I constantly get to come alongside my patients and families in prayer. It’s an amazing role and I
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May 6, 2021
Celebrate National Garlic Day With Garlic-Infused Oil
Note: This is not an endorsement for specific diets prescribed to people with gastrointestinal problems, but rather an ode to
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April 19, 2021
The Intersection of Poetry and Healing
“I believe inconvenient survivors. I believe survivors I am told not to believe. I believe disabled survivors. I believe
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April 14, 2021
The Sacred Rite of Touch
I spent September 2019 to June 2020 doing a hospital chaplaincy residency in Minnesota, many miles away from my family in New
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January 20, 2021
In praise of – and in service to – the USPS
(Opinions expressed in this piece solely reflect the views of the author.) I love writing letters. (I love them so much that
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October 6, 2020
It’s Been Almost 20 Years – A Prayer of Remembrance
“Remembrance begins with deep, personal identification. It begins with remembering the affliction of [others], and marking
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September 11, 2020
National Grief Awareness Day
As Sweatpants & Coffee’s favorite (/only) hospital chaplain, of course I wanted to write our National Grief Day piece.
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August 30, 2020
