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Read more about the article Healing Is Slow
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Healing Is Slow

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 25, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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As some of you already know, I had my own bout with Covid last week. I felt miserable for a full two days, and I am still sleeping more than…

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Read more about the article Why Did I Get Covid?

Why Did I Get Covid?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 23, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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I’ve now been in bed with Covid for a few days. Sneezing, coughing, sniffling, cycling through chills and fever. I haven’t been sick like this in years.  In To Be…

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Read more about the article Easter 2022: Sweatpants, Social Distancing, Sickness, and Hope
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Easter 2022: Sweatpants, Social Distancing, Sickness, and Hope

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 20, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Healing
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I tested positive for Covid on Sunday morning. Penny had tested positive a few days before. Forty-five people were planning to come for lunch after church.  So I went to…

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Read more about the article S5 E11 | Breaking Ground: Renewal in a Pandemic Year with Anne Snyder

S5 E11 | Breaking Ground: Renewal in a Pandemic Year with Anne Snyder

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:Healing/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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In a society reeling from the pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, is it possible to create something new for our world? Anne Snyder, editor-in-chief of Comment magazine…

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Read more about the article Friday Favorite: Don’t Look Up

Friday Favorite: Don’t Look Up

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 14, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Faith
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Have you watched the Netflix hit Don’t Look Up? Did you notice the part about God? Don’t Look Up is a satire that casts Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as…

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Read more about the article Getting the Booster Is a Way to Love My Neighbor

Getting the Booster Is a Way to Love My Neighbor

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 23, 2021
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Healing
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This is me outside the pharmacy where I got my booster shot. I don’t want to get Covid, but honestly, the reason I got the booster is not out of…

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Read more about the article Fully Vaccinated: Almost There!

Fully Vaccinated: Almost There!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 12, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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The final one out of five Beckers on her way to fully vaccinated!

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Read more about the article Public Service Announcement: How to Talk to a Person With an Intellectual Disability

Public Service Announcement: How to Talk to a Person With an Intellectual Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 29, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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When Penny sat down to receive the shot for her Covid-19 vaccine, the nurse looked at her directly and asked, “Full name? Date of birth? Have you ever had an…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Healing From a Year of Covid-19

AJB Recommends: Healing From a Year of Covid-19

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 21, 2021
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Healing
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I've read several resources lately about healing from a year of Covid-19. Did you see that New York Times article about languishing? Multiple friends sent it to me, and I’ve…

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Read more about the article Girls’ Day With Marilee

Girls’ Day With Marilee

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 26, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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Marilee and I had plans in March of 2020 for a girls' day over her spring break. She had a gift certificate to a local spa and one to a…

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