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Church Hurt
What do you do when you’re forced to reconsider everything you believe?
Jul 21
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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June 2025
The Power of a Good Father
Happy Father’s Day, fellas.
Jun 15
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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Wishing All the Homophobes a Super Uncomfortable Month
I was a small town, conservative girl when my husband and I relocated to Orlando, Florida.
Jun 1
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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May 2025
Seven Years
Matt would never brag on himself.
May 31
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God or Trump? Pick a lane.
So… This landed in my feed today, and I laughed.
May 30
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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Watch it Burn
Today our country (well, more specifically, the internet) is watching as a 166-year-old Louisiana plantation home burns all the way to the ground.
May 16
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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For Some People, Mother's Day Sucks.
That is just the cold, hard truth.
May 9
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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The Loneliness of the Giver
One of my favorite books as a child was The Giving Tree.
May 9
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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Time is Gentle
Tonight I sat on the back porch and cried as the sun went down.
May 8
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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April 2025
The Price of Being a Mother in America
This morning I was doing what I probably shouldn’t—catching up on the news, taking my daily dose of political poison while at least I had toast in my…
Apr 22
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America, You Should Be Angry
Anger has never come easy to me.
Apr 19
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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March 2025
Home
Last week, I shared a picture of me and my love, Matt.
Mar 27
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Mary Katherine Backstrom
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