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Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of Till the Moon Be No More: The Grit and Grace of Growing Older. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
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My plan was not to read three books in a row about death. But I just did.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz
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A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
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A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz
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The realization that a younger person is more fit, more alert, more capable, more relevant, more suited to the job one has long done is not fun. We baby boomers can relate.
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It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
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A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr, by Valerie Schultz
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A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Valerie Schultz
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When my grown daughter let me know how my words had impacted her, I regretted every time I said something negative about my body, not realizing the harm I was imprinting on my perfectly made young girls.