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When hope is a disciple, everything changes. Some thoughts on the teachers' strike.
Cara Meredith
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Writer / Speaker / Author (The Color of Life) / Advocate. Occasional snort-laugher if you really get me going.
Cara Meredith’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridGod Made Us Gardeners
intouch.org
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In the beginning, human beings were given a job-and it's still our job today.
Opt In to God's Presence
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Are you making the most of communing with the Lord?
You Were Born to Create
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If you want to know more about God, get out there and make something.
Yes, God Is Mysterious
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And sometimes our desire for answers gets in the way of experiencing God.
Advent finally showed up
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Advent came a little later than expected this year. While the rest of Christendom entered into the early days and weeks of the Advent season, I lagged slightly behind. Thanksgiving came and went, most of it a blur.
Following the long shadow of America's original sin
Christian Century
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Book Review: Recollecting America's Original Sin
Clinging to Hope Amid Failed Expectations
growchristians.org
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A meditation on failed expectations, made real through the backyard garden.
Down in the gullies, you make springs to rise
Grow Christians
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Have you ever had one of those palm-to-forehead moments? It was the last Sunday of March and I was preaching at that morning's service. Literally, two minutes before the bells began ringing, I picked up the bulletin to glance through the order of worship. Opening hymn, check. Psalm, check.
Episcopal Evangelism Newsletter - May 2022
The Episcopal Church
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A reflection on one of the "One Anothers," as seen in 1 Thessalonians 5:11.
The magic of setting a timer for reading
Scribd
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So when Laura Tremaine, author of Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First , suggested I set a timer for 20 minutes, everything changed. Before my work day began, I sat at my desk, laptop shut, and phone to the side with a timer app set to 20 minutes.
My Piece to Own
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How are we to respond when we've been wronged? A story.
The Good Book Club: Week 5
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Cara was the main writer for a 7-week series on the Hebrew book of Exodus for The Good Book Club, a subset of the Episcopal Church.
The Good Book Club: Week 1
The Good Book Club
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Cara was the main writer for a 7-week series on the Hebrew book of Exodus for The Good Book Club, a subset of the Episcopal Church.
The Good Book Club: Week 2
The Good Book Club
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Cara was the main writer for a 7-week series on the Hebrew book of Exodus for The Good Book Club, a subset of the Episcopal Church.
The Good Book Club: Week 4
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Cara was the main writer for a 7-week series on the Hebrew book of Exodus for The Good Book Club, a movement of the Episcopal Church.
The Good Book Club: Week 3
myemail.constantcontact.com
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Cara was the main writer for a 7-week series on the Hebrew book of Exodus for The Good Book Club, a subset of the Episcopal Church.
Can Gratitude Help You Be a Better Parent? - Rezi
www.reziup.com
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Sometimes, gratitude is easy. Perhaps it's November, a month that seems to espouse thankfulness at every turn. Or a birthday or anniversary pops up, and you just can't help but enter into an air of celebration and thanksgiving. But what about all the other days
Visual Journaling: What is it and how can it help my kids? - Rezi
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Have you ever had a conversation that looked or sounded something like this? "How was your day at school?" Fine. "How are you feeling today?" Fine. "How's life in your neck of the woods, sweet child of mine?" Fine. No matter how the question is phrased
9 Questions You Can Ask Your Kids for a Better Dinner Table Conversation - Rezi
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Maybe it's just me, but dinnertime can often feel like the best of times or the worst of times. If the food's a hit, the dialogue might also be an easy hit as well. But if someone's having a hard day
How to Talk to Your Kids about Bullying - Rezi
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For a long time, a singular picture of bullying lived in my mind: this, an image of a bigger-than-average child stealing the lunch money off a smaller-than-average child. Always, the two characters were boys. Always, the negative behavior ended when the smaller boy stuck up for himself
Author Julie Lythcott-Haims on what it means to be an adult
scribd.com
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As a reader, it's not every day I find myself absorbed in a book that somehow captures the needs of both my past and present selves. Such was the case with Julie Lythcott-Haims' most recent release, .
Virtual School Helps Social-Emotional Growth, But Learning... Not so Much
sammichespsychmeds.com
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Recent studies show that students have not advanced academically since the pandemic began, but have shown great strides in areas of social and emotional growth. In California, where 55 percent of all public-school students remain in distance learning as of April 30th, children have excelled in attitude and relationships.
Hope is still there
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This year, Ash Wednesday looked like parking in a 12-minute spot on the corner of Bay and Montecito and walking up to the front step of our church building. "We're doing walk-up ashes this year!"