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executive editor @TexasMonthly | religion. politics. wine. | past: EIC @Sojourners | hype: @WhisperPath Cellars | WSET 3 š·
San Antonio, TX
Joined May 2008
5yo wrote this book and put it in a Little Free Library and someone left this note on it and now Iām crying.
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āThat canāt be true because it isnāt my experienceā is exhausting.
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āPast losers of this category have gone on to become president of the United States.ā ā @jimmykimmel presenting the #Emmy for best competition show.
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6yo just asked if I wanted a brownie and then handed me this. The only acceptable April Fools joke.
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Literally everyone pushing self-care and saying it's OK to take a break amid grief and trauma while also continuing to hold incredibly high expectations for everyone around us is a real trip.
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Husband told me we were out of coffee as an April Fools joke and he lives in the basement now.
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Itās been almost a year since the Uvalde shooting should have split the world open. A year of familiesā steady and insistent calls for change in the way our state (and country) elevates easy access to guns above all else. And yet ā¦ .
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Husband used my coffee mug at menās Bible study this morning. š
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What line of a hymn makes you tear up every time you sing it?.
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Some news: After 10 years, this will be my last week @Sojourners. Itās been quite a ride, and Iām forever grateful for the opportunity to work with such a talented, supportive, and generous team of editors, writers, artists, and activists.
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FYI your late 30s are just yelling "representative" into your phone over and over, get excited.
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First day snaps: Started today as deputy editor, digital at @TexasMonthly. Excited to be joining this great team!
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āMommy, you know the plane that dropped the big bomb a long time ago? Were the people in the plane good people or bad people?ā āmy 6yo, at 7:15am. Good morning.
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I donāt have a list. I have a deep, heavy exhale. I began this year with surgery and a cancer diagnosis. I end it with the update that Iām ācancer free.ā (In quotes because drs hate that kind kind of language.) Feeling very grateful, very tentative and raw, ready for whatās next.
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Impt update: Baby Sybil and I have matching pajamas bc 3rd kid and I do what I want.
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So, uh, we bought a house! Something I wasnāt sure Iād ever do and it feels weird and wonderful. Texas, we back. āØ
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You carry her inside your body for 9 months, spend a year or more giving your body & every thought to making sure she thrives & one day your 4yo comes home to tell you about the lockdown drill and how she "hid in her shell" from the fake bad guy . and then YOU VOTE THEM ALL OUT.
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Don't take lightly the impact his targeting a specific publication and its people has. I can't imagine the hate mail and threats they must be getting. The most horrific and violent comments I've ever gotten have been from so-called Christians. Thinking and praying for CT staff.
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6yo, on an evening walk: āLOOK AT THAT GHOST!ā. The ghost:
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They were about to finish the school year and go off to summer break after living through a quarter of their life in a pandemic.
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Whooo boy. Buy your nearest religion reporter a coffee. šš¼.
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Some news:.
.@Sandi will lead Sojournersā dynamic brand of Christian social justice news and commentary, continuing to grow Sojournersā readership and further expanding our voice and strengthen our talented team of writers, editors, videographers, and strategists.
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@emilyctamkin As an elder millennial, I canāt tell you how long Iāve been waiting for this. Can we pls fade into obscurity now?.
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Kind of a no-brainer but maybe worth repeating: When you view God as a white man, it makes it easier to unwittingly (or intentionally) erase the imago Dei of those you oppress: i.e., people of color, women, immigrants seeking asylum whose children you rip out of their arms .
What does God look like? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that Americans generally think God looks like a young, Caucasian man.
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āI pray for him every day. I pray for the personal security of him and his family. I pray that God will open his heart to the goodness of the American people.ā ā Speaker Pelosi on Trump this morning.
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w/ a preexisting condition, "suddenly, Republican members of Congress no longer seem to view him as so precious"
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Next time white evangelicals bemoan shrinking congregations and lack of trust in the church, remember that 81% voted Trump.
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Iāve had some pretty brutal editors over the years, but nothing cuts quite like your 3yo looking at the dinner you made and saying, āMy tummy doesnāt like yucky food.ā š.
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āWhat are you most excited to see at the Aquarium?ā. 4yo: āA reindeer!ā. (He thinks this is a reindeer. Iām not going to correct him.)
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@Nicole_Cliffe On my honeymoon, stayed at a fancy B&B in Napa where they did evening wine/aperitif hour and also set out crystal decanters of port & sherry. My husband poured us full giant glasses of each.
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Sometimes itās all so overwhelming and some days they do this.
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While Iāve been worried about how work-from-home has been affecting the kids, my 6yo has launched a magazine and sent out over a dozen copies, placed them in local Little Libraries, and is eagerly awaiting subscription by tear out cards to land so she can buy a watch. š³
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āIn part, I think thatās what really scares the men participating in the backlash against #MeToo: itās not just that theyāre worried about being fired, but also that they ultimately wonāt be missed.ā.
No one misses your faves
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Itās been a truly awful week, but Iām grateful I was able to get my first vaccine dose this morning and that the possibility of seeing family for the first time in a year and a half is closer to a reality.
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My grandma passed last night, after losing my grandpa a few months ago. They so loved each other, and shared that love with their kids and many many grandkids. I'll never know where to put the grief, but I'm forever grateful for all that love. ā¤ļø
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Literally cannot wait to see what this looks like at the end of a full day of school.
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Important to note that this is just a first step of many, many needed ones. I grieve what it took to get here, honor the courage of my colleagues, and apologize for the ways Iāve failed to lead to well in the past. More to come.
The new Editor-in-Chief will have editorial independence as she oversees Sojourners magazine and
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Peopleās inability to say, āI was wrong. Iām sorry.ā is mind boggling.
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Twice a day at the San Antonio Greyhound bus station, volunteers with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition meet dozens of women and children released from detention with maps and directions, lunch, medicine, diapers, toys for the kids, access to a phone, and lots of smiles.
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After a real gut-punch of a year, I'm going to be on leave from Sojo for a little bit to focus on my health. So grateful to be able to do take the time + for supportive, top-notch colleagues. I won't be fielding pitches via DM and will (try to, ha!) limit time on this website.āļø.
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āBeing an ally is different than simply wanting not be racist.ā . For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies | Sojourners
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Like many, I use Zillow as a stress reliever. (I love this backyard chapel v much.)
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A note to our writers . and readers and subscribers, et al.ā. (and link referenced:
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@cindywangbrandt Years of internalized shame around sexuality doesnāt disappear at the altar, even for those who waited. I think it can be difficult to make the mental shift.
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Looking for recommendations for editorial illustrators for a couple of upcoming pieces ā particularly for online this go-round, but potential for future print projects.
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"No euphemisms about 'you should vote because someone died'; you need to vote so we can live. That is our responsibility. That is our opportunity, and that is our obligation." ā @staceyabrams in the Sept/Oct issue of @Sojourners, out today .
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The baby is kicking up a storm and itās awesome but also terrifying for future personality reasons. Oh, also, Iām pregnant again. šš»āāļøš¤°š»š§š»š§š»š¶š».
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This morning, we lost my grandpa unexpectedly after a very short cancer battle, and this week, we welcomed my newest niece ā in Texas in the middle of a historic weather event during a pandemic. Iāll never know how to balance the grief with the joy in the same sentence.
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I woke up to approx 25 texts from a group thread including a friend who is finally watching #TheWestWing and I feel so young and hopelessly optimistic about the country's political system all over again.
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"I know I cried and yelled at you during my job interview, but I was just thinking of my kids . ". Now imagine a woman saying it.
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I canāt stop thinking about the dad who couldnāt take care of his one child for 3 days while his wife worked 70 hour weeks. Everything has been said but I keep reacting whenever it hits my feed.
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The hymn Biden cited tonightā. āHe will raise you up on eagles wings.Bear you on the breath of dawn.Make you shine like the sun.And hold you in the palm of his hand.ā.
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@dansolomon floating checks was an early life skill but this: innovative. would expect nothing less.
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Just a note that this was a very difficult decision. @Sojourners was born from community & it's something we value greatly. In the endāand as our community platforms/opportunities increasedāwe prioritized the health of our writers, staff, and other readers
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A small-town Texas church paid lawyer fees to Jonathan Mitchell, architect of Texasās abortion bounty law. But does the church even exist? . Take this wild ride with @mimiswartz š .
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I was showing one of my kids a childhood album, and you guys, my mom and dad are Scully and Mulder. š
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Got booed at @Sojourners staff meeting when announcing it was Office Baby's last week. get yourself a workplace where . .
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Itās nearly impossible to plant anything in our yard bc of the deer but then they have bbs and ok deer eat whatever you need, momma. šš
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From the @Sojourners archives, 1991:. "[Anita Hill] survived with her dignity. And she left a message for her sisters: 'It is worth the risk . I am hopeful that others will not become discouraged but instead will find the strength to come forward.'".
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Women lead. Here are 10 powerful examples from within and from outside our churchesā. @CandiceBenbow @CisnerosCafe @LittleMissFlint @ShannonDingle @_karenjgonzalez @emmykegler Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee @Grei_sa @wartwatch Rev. Tracy Howe Wispelwey.
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Prayers for the pastors who are awkward on camera, .for the spotty internet, .for realizations the acoustics are brilliant in-person and echoey on a phone, .for the soloists leading hymns to empty pews,.and for the few congregants who are showing up to figure it all out.
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@JessGrose Itās that thing where you get sick after powering through a major event because your body finally catches up with you after the adrenaline drains. Have also found part of it is the feeling that you *should* be fine nowāyou made it?!ābut youāre very not. Thereās a guilt element.
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Iāll say more about my next steps (which Iām very excited for) later, but for now, I just want to say how thankful I am to the team, that Iāll be cheering yāall on from wherever I am, and that everyone should go subscribe and support their excellent work.
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In a statement obtained by @Sojourners, the group of "Bonhoeffer scholars, religious leaders, and confessing Christians" say they have āa special responsibility to name crises and discern responsible actions of resistance and healing.ā.
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Congregation: [singing intense Lutheran hymn]. ::organ rest::. 3yo, loudly: āWhatās your favorite pineapple?ā.
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.@SABookFestival is great bc you get to laugh/cry w two of your faves (@oureric and @TheBloggess) in a chapel where your grandma went to school. ā¤ļø
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So. Weāre supposed to work from home, and be homeschool teachers with structured schedules, and not leave the house, and now, apparently, create our generationās great works of literature.
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Somehow my toddler found my youth group days Bible and excavated the pouch in the zip-up cover to find, and I kid you not, a 90s-era butterfly clip. I know these are coming back, but this, my friends, was an original.
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White evangelicals teach their daughters that their worth is tied up in their sexual purity and then elected Donald Trump president.
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Stumbled across that video of anti-mask bros in LA making fun of a woman with cancer they harassed for being masked up while grocery shopping. At the end, one of them says if she has cancer, she shouldnāt be wearing a mask. The disinfo campaigns. Iām seething.
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