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Running away or moving toward?
Greener grass syndrome -- Have you ever wished you were somewhere else? Like maybe the metaphorical grass is greener way over there. Over there, my…
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That must be really hard
Unraveling toxic masculinity -- A couple years ago, my 7-year-old son and I sat on a couch on the back porch at his grandparents' home in Florida. A…
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Grateful rage
A poem on receiving gifts after death -- i feel myself not feeling it i watch my mind throwing out every excuse as to why i should be happy and not…
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Dancing around the truth
Maybe it's time -- Do you ever find yourself in a season where you’re dancing around the truth? Consciously or not, you’re circling a thing that if you…
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The terrible beautiful middle
New neighbors, down payments + grandfathers -- Sometimes I start one of these pieces and I have a general sense of where it will land. But this one? Not…
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A Thread Conversation: Ama Schroeder
Resiliency + choosing love over fear -- A year or two ago, my parents told me on a phone call, “There’s this new friend we’ve made and you would love…
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Dancing with the gifts of stability + risk
Learning to be nourished by both -- “As long as I stay in my box, I feel safe. But I don’t get the payoff unless I take the risk.”I recently overheard…
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The Thread with Jenny Smith
The Thread with Jenny Smith
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Still Here
A Poetry Memoir of Grief & Love
I Have Some Things To Tell You
A Pastor Says Goodbye During a Pandemic

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