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Danielle Bean

New Hampshire
As seen in: Girlfriends, Substack, The Lemon Tree Mindset, Spreaker, Aleteia, National Catholic Register, The Boston Pilot, Our Sunday Visitor, Global Sisters Report, Catholic Review and
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The Kind of Conversation We Rarely Get to Have

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By Danielle Bean
| Girlfriends
Last month’s live AMA was supposed to be a simple question-and-answer session. Instead, it became one of those conversations where nobody really wanted to leave. We talked about prayer habits, comparison, social media, writing, grandchildren, friendship, identity, suffering, and the tiny joys that help carry us through difficult seasons. Women shared their own stories and wisdom. We laughed. We encouraged one another.
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More to Give + Next Week’s Gospel Reflection

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By Danielle Bean
| Girlfriends
I celebrated another birthday last week. There’s no denying it. I’m firmly in the second half now. I see it when I look around the dinner table and realize the people I once tucked into bed are now building lives of their own. And honestly? I’m OK with it. Am I allowed to say that? What I’ve been thinking about lately is how confused our culture seems to be about women as they age. We are offered two basic choices. The first is to fight it.
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Making Room + Next Week’s Gospel Reflection

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By Danielle Bean
| Girlfriends
I have a drawer in my bedroom that won’t close. It’s not broken. It’s just too full. Every morning, I try to shove it shut and every morning it pushes back. A sweater sleeve catches. A T-shirt bunches up. The drawer slides almost closed and then springs open again. This drives Dan crazy because he says I’m damaging the dresser (I might have done this a time or two before). I know I shouldn’t do this, and I know exactly what the problem is. There are too many clothes in the drawer.
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