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034 - How listening taught us about COVID and the church.
Welcome back. (Or welcome). “Tell me about what’s hard right now.” It’s a powerful invitation. Particularly when the person asking waits for an answer…
Sep 28
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034 - How listening taught us about COVID and the church.
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033 - When the people who care need the care.
An a "This is Hard" story and the value of Best Moments.
Sep 21
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033 - When the people who care need the care.
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032 - Learning where the resources are.
Finding answers before someone asks the questions.
Sep 14
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032 - Learning where the resources are.
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031 Being helpful in loss - an update
It's been a year since this project started.
Sep 7
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031 Being helpful in loss - an update
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August 2023
031 - Bearing withness
A long, personal read for a long weekend.
Aug 31
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031 - Bearing withness
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030 - When things pile up.
Reflecting on the accumulation of grief that happens.
Aug 24
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030 - When things pile up.
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029 - In praise of short sentences.
Welcome back (or welcome)! This is a newsletter with stories and tools to help you be more comfortable as you help others in hard times. Today’s story…
Aug 18
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029 - In praise of short sentences.
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028 - There are no recipes.
Welcome back (or welcome!) When it comes to being with people at times of death, I’m a trained professional. (Which simply means that I get paid to be a…
Aug 10
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028 - There are no recipes.
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027 Not "the best of"
Welcome back (or welcome)! We’re out of town. I had every expectation of sending you a list of some of the most helpful newsletters from the year so…
Aug 3
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027 Not "the best of"
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July 2023
026 - On "measuring" presence.
Welcome back (or welcome)! I get lots of expected and unexpected questions about loss and grief and being helpful. That’s not a surprise. By day, I’m a…
Jul 28
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026 - On "measuring" presence.
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025 - Sometimes, it's not our problem.
Hi! This is the free version of “Finding Words in Hard Times.” Which means it’s the only version. I’m committed to have a place with stories and tools…
Jul 20
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025 - Sometimes, it's not our problem.
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024 - Encouragement in different ways.
Welcome or welcome back! For the several of you who are new subscribers, “Finding Words in Hard Times” is a newsletter with stories and tools to help…
Jul 14
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024 - Encouragement in different ways.
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