Posted on November 7, 2016
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I found myself whispering, too, even though I wasn’t the one hiding in a closet while a drunken man beat on the door. “Bridgett, it’s okay. You’ll be okay. You do not have to answer that door. DO NOT answer the door, okay?” Bridgett…
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Category: gratitudeTags: abuse, alcoholism, being there for others, disclosure, domestic abuse, drunk, English, fear, God, grateful, gratitude, helping others, higher education, homosexuality, Kristin Wiig, lessons learned, opportunity, oral communication, redemption, relationships, responding to God, Saturday Night Live, say yes, SNL, spirituality, teaching, thankful, TRiO programs, Upward Bound
Posted on October 19, 2016
by bethany
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Recently, one of my friends reached out to me to inform me that she’d been viciously attacked by her boyfriend (now ex). She described the bruises, and she admitted she felt scared for her life. “You were right about him.” In the pit of my…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12 steps, abuse, acceptance, addiction, alcoholism, being right, being wrong, Christianity, friendship, God, lessons learned, life, love, peace, recovery, relationships, serenity, suicide, truth
Posted on September 16, 2014
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*One of my students, Jared Tickner, in Comp II this semester gave me permission to share this essay with all of you. This is his first essay for the semester; I read it after reading a stack of other essays that were good essays…
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Category: gratitudeTags: abandonment, abuse, addiction, alcoholism, Andrea Hollander, assignment, attempted suicide, belief, breaking the cycle, broken, broken chain, children, choices, Comp II, Creator, credo, depression, destiny, essay, father, fear, golden ticket, golden ticket essay, growth, influence, Jared Tickner, letting go of the past, life choices, life purpose, loss, love, murder, nature versus nurture, pain pills, parenting, prison, purpose, redemption, stigma, success, suicide, writing
Posted on February 14, 2014
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Big thanks to one of my students, who is a vivacious and wonderful person, Jessica Nicol, for sharing her story in today’s post. You know the point in your life where you just don’t feel like being angry anymore? I’m there. I’ve found that…
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Category: gratitudeTags: abuse, anger, bitter, break-ups, breaking up, check yes or no, coping, counseling, dating, death, depression, eating disorder, experience, first love, grateful, gratitude, grief, heartache, heartbreak, high school, hope, life, life lessons, loss, lost but not forgotten, love, love lost, moving on, puppy love, relationships, students, teenage heartbreak, teenagers, thankful, therapist, therapy, Valentine's Day, verbal abuse, young love
Posted on February 5, 2013
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*Big thanks to Brandon Davidson for agreeing to serve as today’s guest writer in my “28 days of love” project. His post speaks to me personally; I can relate to his story. I’m sure some of you can as well. I’m grateful for the…
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Category: gratitudeTags: @brandondavidson, abu ghraib, abuse, Arkansas, Batesville, Brandon Davidson, children, comedy, father, fatherhood, grateful, gratitude, hurt, love, memories, memory, mental illness, Miroslav Volf, parenting, physical abuse, relationships, remembering, remembering rightly, sexual abuse, stand-up comedy, The End of Memory, theology
Posted on January 30, 2013
by bethany
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Starting February 1st, I’m stoked to announce that almost 27 of my favorite people will be serving as guest writers for the blog. They were asked to submit posts related to love and gratitude and to run in any direction with that topic. I…
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Category: gratitude, photographyTags: 28 days, 28 days of love, abuse, blogging, family, February, February 2013, friendship, God, grateful, gratitude, guest writers, hearts, love, love and gratitude project, love month, loving, phoopla, Phoopla photography, relationships, romance, Sarah Crowder, thankful, true love, Valentine's Day, writers
