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During a Kitchen Dance Party, Foster Mom Hears Heartfelt Words: ‘I Miss My Other Daddy’

"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."

5 Types of Intimacy in a Healthy Marriage (Hint: 4 of Them Have Nothing to Do With Sex)

"Once intimacy begins to wane, it can become hard to get back on track. One of the keys to reconnecting is understanding that intimacy is a multifaceted thing. In fact, there are five different types of intimacy, and only when we keep all five functioning can we have marriages that feel profoundly connected."

Boy Crawls into Stranger’s Arms at Football Game— His Aunt Hunts Her Down With Powerful Facebook Post

"I don’t know who this lady is... she waved at him and he made his way up to her. I thought their interaction would be the same as last time but I was wrong. "

Sarah S. Howell

Hi, I'm Sarah! I am a young, female pastor striving to embrace all of what that means while acknowledging that my identity extends both deeper and beyond those labels. In the words of Mary Oliver, "I believe in kindness, also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when it is not necessarily prescribed." Read more of my work over on my blog.

The Loneliness of Being a Millennial in Church

'"Many people expect a pastor like me—a 29-year-old with enough piercings and tattoos to make them think I might have an “in” with my peers but not enough to totally freak them out—to know how to fix it, or even to be a draw.'

Why I Don’t Want to Fix the Problem of Millennials Not Coming to Church

"Why should they care about what’s happening inside our walls when we don’t seem to care about what’s happening outside them?"