Author: stacieswritinglife
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I’m Still Waiting….
(This was posted June 2020) It is being reposted here today, because it is still relevant) I grew up very lucky. I had a wonderful family, a nice home, and a good education. I had a beautiful community-the Jewish community where I felt loved and included and important and special. I wasn’t immune to the…
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A Jewish Young Adult Author’s look at Jewish Erasure in Kidlit
(This post was originally written March 2020-reposted here today) I believe in looking for signs from the universe-that if you keep getting told the same thing over and over, it means something. You should pay attention to it, and you should probably act on whatever the signs are telling you. It’s a cool thing when…
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There is Still Love…
Yesterday was a very hard day for me and my family. It was my father’s birthday. He was not only my father, he was also one of my earliest teachers. He taught me to play fair, but play to win. He taught me that I was in charge of my destiny. That I was smart…
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There is still work…
February is a very tough month for my family. That’s because ten years ago on Feb 10, we lost my mother to brain cancer. Two years and two days later we lost my dad to a broken heart. It’s hard to predict when the tsunami of feelings are going to hit each year. Sometimes it’s…
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There is still kindness…
There is so much sadness in the world. So much anger. We are fueled by our righteous indignation. It makes us post on social media. Wage wars with people we barely know. It’s easy to go all in on anger. To cherish your wounds more than your cure. And some anger is necessary. We need…
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There is still love…
In the year of so much tumult and so many sorrows, 2020 is a year most of us are happy to see in the rearview mirror. But despite the grave events of the year, some amazing truths still shine through. We are a people who persevere. We always have been. We always will be. Personally,…