music teacher
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Say Yes – Raised Catholic episode 52 (1st anniversary episode!)
The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Oh friends, it’s our first anniversary, and I am so glad that you’re here! Today is episode 52: Say Yes This Advent we’ve been exploring some seasonal themes, like giving and hospitality, and as we celebrate a…
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What Are We Building? – Raised Catholic episode 13
The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 13: What Are We Building? This week I’m popping outside of our faith rebuilding process to step back and take a wider view. So far, we’ve looked at a number of foundational topics – all…
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Lost, Kept, Found
I woke up this morning really missing my pre-COVID life, specifically teaching early childhood music in person in classrooms with real human kiddos. I’m working hard at making remote classes work in some of my usual settings, but as of now there are three schools plus a children’s museum for which my connection has been totally…
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Name
“Bye, Kristen!” I called to the beautiful, curly-haired Mom I had met a few weeks before at church. We had been in similar circles over the years, but had not officially been introduced until that Sunday. When I extended my hand and told her my name, Kristen laughed and replied, “Everyone knows who you are.”…
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Melt
“We’re not going to do the snowman song today, are we?” a four-year old boy asked me as I was setting up for music class at the local children’s museum. I wasn’t clear on what he said or meant in the moment, but then his Mom apologetically reminded me about a class about four weeks…