Show Your Teacher Appreciation
The end of the school year is approaching, and many are celebrating. The reality is, however, that the teachers who have made
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June 3, 2021
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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
An Ode to Eggnog
While Covid has changed many things about this holiday season for the worst, thankfully there are some things that remain the
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December 24, 2020
How to Survive the 2020 Holiday Season
Once upon a time, I spent the holiday season wishing it to be over. I avoided family dinners because I didn’t want my dating
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November 28, 2020
Adult Hacks for Emergencies: 2020 Edition
September is National Emergency Preparedness month. I wrote an emergency hack piece a few years ago. Today, I’m updating that
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September 27, 2020
The Vulnerability of Joy
Joy feels very vulnerable to me right now. This was a statement I wrote on Facebook, one status of many throughout the day on
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September 26, 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
In Praise of Farmer’s Markets
I grew up in suburbia, closer to more urban areas than farms due to continual real estate development of my home state. There
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August 6, 2020
