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Jen Bradbury
Jul 25 · 5 min read

The Heartbreak of Miscarriage: 4 months later

Four months ago, I sat in my doctor's office and learned I was having a miscarriage.

The months since then have been a whirlwind: I finished my master's degree, wrapped up another school year in ministry, vacationed, and led one of our summer...

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#one word 365 #grace #brave #crucifixion #miscarriage #grief

Jen Bradbury
Jun 25 · 5 min read

Chopin, Rubato, and a Sabbath

One of my favorite pieces to play on the piano is Nocturne in C-sharp Minor by Frederic Chopin. One of the things I love about this piece is it's use of rubato, a technique in which certain notes are arbitrarily lengthened while others are...

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#burnout #student leadership #Sabbath #Missions #miscarriage #research #Youth Sunday #music #travel

Jen Bradbury
May 10 · 5 min read

Review: A Force of Will

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Shortly after my miscarriage, I made my most depressing Amazon purchase ever: A collection of books about miscarriage, loss, and grief. Among them was Mike Stavlund's A Force of Will: The Reshaping of Faith in a Year of Grief.

Despite having...

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#miscarriage

Jen Bradbury
May 09 · 5 min read

The privilege of being a youth worker

The point at which I realized this school year was going to be a challenging year of ministry came even before it officially began.

It happened last August at a music conference I attended with several of my colleagues. Despite considering myself...

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#Community #research #burnout #Prayer #miscarriage #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Apr 25 · 5 min read

The Heartbreak of Miscarriage

I'm 32 and childless.

Though this has not always been the case, right now, that's an incredibly painful thing for me to say.

My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We got married young and knew we didn't want kids right away. But after...

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#one word 365 #brave #miscarriage #grief

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