My book, Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children we Love Become Adults will be in the world on February 21, 2023, and just in the nick of time, because Lord, do I need to read what I wrote.
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I want the student in those pictures to know she is fearfully, wonderfully made, fierce and strong, worthy of so much more than she knows. To be honest, this is a message I need to hear now, too.
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I hate that Newberg, like our country, is so deeply divided, and that some would rather believe defamatory rubbish than accept the truth: that we are all worthy of love and inclusion, just as we are.
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If fear is at the root of all writing—and I think it is—it’s also at the root of not writing at all. Grateful today for answered prayers, for the opportunity to write, and for people who open doors I thought were shut for good.
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I’m grateful that Last Chance U has once again prepared me for the new year, which is why I believe every educator should watch the show and learn from its perfectly imperfect cast.
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