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The Miracle of Us
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

The Miracle of Us

Back in medical school, I asked a friend how much he thought our understandings of ourselves were related to the actual physical bodies we inhabited.

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Memories, Mementos and Inheritance
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

Memories, Mementos and Inheritance

In this season of loss and remembrance, so many people are sharing stories of when they last gathered with loved ones, traveled or felt a freedom in connection. More poignantly, there is story after story…

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Family Gardens
Jennie McLaurin Jennie McLaurin

Family Gardens

I just picked another day’s bounty of beautiful tomatoes. As I did, laughing, I thought of how similar our garden is to our efforts at parenting. At first glance, you see that red, juicy collection in my kitchen. Different varieties, all healthy and just right–a tomato’s tomato.

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