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Heather Caliri: Awkward Christian

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fires beneath us

We Don’t Need Fires Lit Beneath Us: For SheLoves

August 4, 2018 //  by Heather

The sirens sounded behind me as I rounded the corner in my beat-up Camry. It was late 1999; I was 21. It never feels good to get pulled over by the police, but when the cop told me I had an expired registration, I wanted to sink into the floor. The notice to renew was …

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On Being Gentle: For #WholeMama

July 26, 2016 //  by Heather

When my oldest daughter was a toddler, her favorite thing to do after lights-out was to stroke my arm. I have a variety of moles; she’d rub them like little worry beads. In my head, I felt honored by her touches. They were (mostly) gentle, and meant that my very body was a comfort object. …

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