Kristi Brawley

Librarian, teacher & archivist * Wife, godmother & pet parent * USMC brat & travel buff * Catholic feminist & human dignity activist

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Immersing myself in the fascinating history of #Boerne by digitizing archival photographs & documents of the German families who settled in & developed Kendall County, Texas. Of course, the best way to research & learn about any town’s heritage is at the local library! #PHPL

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Kicking off a new year @ChampionHS_Lib & recommending #TheDownstairsGirl by @staceyleeauthor for this month’s #ChargersRead After spending my career in the best district in NC @MGSDschools it’s a blessing to work in the best small district in TX @BoerneISD #BISDBestFirstDayEver

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Attend the #TalesAndTails kick-off event @RaceCityLibrary this Saturday morning & learn how to participate in the #SummerReading program! @mhsreads @MHSBlueDevils
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Finished my archives & special collections program at @USMSLIS with 3 online exhibits. In recognizing some of the Catholic Sister Nurses in the Civil War, I pay tribute to their merciful works & deeds of love
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We've partnered with Main Street Books to hold a virtual book fair. Please use the code MHS to benefit our library. Ordered books will be delivered to the school on 4/19 & 5/3 for free. Thanks for your support! #SchoolLibraryMonth @mhsreads @MHSBlueDevils
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Join us as we celebrate a nation of diverse readers! Share the book that you have chosen to read this week. @mhsreads @DiversityMhs #ReadAcrossAmerica https://t.co/2KkOCEG5y7

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Though we’ve “withered like leaves,” lift us up from the depths, burn the guilt that we’ve stored & the dirt that we’ve borne & let build up w/i us. May our hearts be transformed in the smoke & the song of prayers rising heavenward. #EverySacredSunday #AdventHope @blessedisshe__

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Commit to reading/listening to a book by a Hispanic or Latinx author during #CultureWeek @mhsreads @DiversityMhs Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month & learn more about a new culture! https://t.co/PBe04L7BC1 I’m previewing “Furia” by Yamile Saied Méndez & recommend it 🇦🇷⚽️❤️📖

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Breathing in words,
poised
& pausing for air,
fighting for life,
exhaling in prayer.

Rising to right,
to restore and protect,
to counter with hope,
to re-humanize,
hear.

Let Love be the guide,
flaming the fire within.
Let Love be the light,
let it blaze without end.

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Paying tribute to the #PortChicago 50 who challenged racist naval policies. Thank you for serving our country & paving the way for a desegregated armed forces! A true patriotic read that reveals the price of liberty & the continual fight of justice for all https://t.co/wpO5rdo9Qu

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A4 - Borrowed this enlightening graphic novel from @RaceCityLibrary & will be buying a copy for my high school collection #LibCollabPR https://t.co/B7P36ICKe4

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Committed to listening & learning, admitting a need for historical reteaching in my first #LibCollabPR chat. A1 - Kristi, North Carolina librarian, serving HS students & teachers, yet stunned by the unknown in the @Project_READY modules

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Splitting a pint of #PennState tradition after paying off my education. Thank you @psucreamery for sending such sweet memories of Happy Valley!

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Dedicated a table to San Giuseppe & feasted on CynTucci pastries; in praise of #StJoseph & his exemplary care of the Holy Family; in gratitude to all adoptive, foster & Godparents; and in prayer for everyone who works, but especially in our Catholic, public & home schools.

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Following Christ means bearing “your share of hardship...with the strength that comes from God. (1 Timothy 1:8b)” Lord, as I walk with you on the path of suffering, help me to forget my troubles & to reach instead for another’s burdens #Lent2020

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Children, men & “women continue to be victimized... #StJosephineBakhita inspires not passive acceptance but the firm resolve to work effectively to free [people] from oppression & violence, & to return them to their dignity...” St John Paul II #HumanTrafficking #USCCB prayer card

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“Rorate, caeli...” Can think of no finer birthday gift than to rise at O’ Dark Thirty, pray a candlelit votive Mass & usher in the dawn w/ my husband by my side. Thank you @frnoahcarter @Fr__Becker & @StJosephCLT seminarians for sharing this luminous Advent tradition #OAntiphons

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Embarking on a new liturgical year with this splendid scripture journal! “Let us then throw off the works of darkness & put on the armor of light...” - Romans 13:12 #ESSfam #everysacredsunday #Advent

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Honoring my 1st director on his birthday! Jules-Alexis Muenier’s “Catechism Lesson” reminds me of much-missed meetings with Fr. Dominic while the children represent the cyclical stages (distraction, attention, reflection, & communication) I encounter in my own spiritual battles.

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Cheering on #Catholic Cross Country teams in the state championship meet! Go Bishop McGuinness, Charlotte & @CTKCrusaders @NCHSAA