Do you know the story behind O Holy Night?
If you know me at all, you know that I love Christmas music. My favorite song is O Holy Night.
I’ve loved it since I was a little kid, but I didn’t know the origins of it until a few years ago... and it blew me away.
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An under-discussed effect of COVID is how we kind of lost casual friends. The incidental buddies you ran into at a BBQ, holiday party or softball game- just rapture-like disappeared. Now everyone you talk to is either coworker or 1 of the 5 most important people you've ever known
I sometimes struggle with the guilt of non-working even when I don’t have to work. Like my value is intrinsically tied to how long I spend staring at a laptop. It’s August ffs. I am going out in the sun. I wrote this for me and anyone who else who wants to hear it.
@RachelGMiller97 @colleener This is how I was taught the lesson in Sunday school growing up. How dare the sultry woman tempt our man of God! It has taken me YEARS to unpack the harmful messages about womanhood I received as a young girl.