For 15 months in 2022-2023, I was a hospice chaplain-in-training. To work as a professional chaplain, most settings require four units (1600 hours) of training. Part of the time is spent working onsite as a chaplain and part of the time is spent with a small peer reflection group of 8 people. Most people do […]
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I recently had a conversation with a colleague of mine about refugees coming to the United States. My colleague believes that we should be more cautious about who we let into the country. At one point during the conversation, I said that I found meaning in the story of Jesus’ family’s experience as refugees during […]
In Honor of Infertility Awareness Week
It’s national infertility awareness week. I spent many years yearning to have children and experiencing the hope/grief cycle of infertility and miscarriage. During that time, I spoke to few people about the grief and the challenges to my sense of control over my body and my life direction. Part of the reason I spoke about […]
A Letter to My Five-Years-Ago Self
It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and […]