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What I’m Reading: Articles on Abortion
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amyjuliabecker
Three recent articles about abortion caught my attention in the past 24 hours. One, a piece in the NYTimes about how New York City is the abortion capital of our nation: “Abortion: Easy Access, Complex Everything Else.” Two, a report from the Associated Press about an egregious abuse of power in the case of an…
Listen With Your Ears…
By
amyjuliabecker
When it comes to God, it’s far too easy to get distracted. I want a few more moments of sleep. I try to pray, but instead I listen to the sounds of children downstairs or my mind wanders to today’s “to do” list or I’d rather read a book or check email or any number…
Baby Update
By
amyjuliabecker
I’m still pregnant. The photo to the left is a reminder of what is coming, soon. For now, I’ve never been so pregnant. Penny was almost 3 weeks early. William was almost one week early. This time, I’m about to reach my due date. And in the end, I’m grateful for the time we’ve been…
What I’m Reading: Articles on Grief, Down syndrome, and Money
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amyjuliabecker
Time has an article this week, “Good News About Grief” that debunks some of the myths about grieving. It counters the standard Elixabeth Kubler-Ross “Five Stages of Grief” paradigm, and suggests that we don’t grieve in stages, we don’t need to express our grief, grief is harder on men, grief has an ending point, and…
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