Laura HewettApr 34 minPigeons Are LegitI still miss Bryce. [Today's post is going to heavily reference context presented by this post from one year ago.] The other day one of...
Laura HewettMar 132 minSelahThis morning Graham started his sermon saying we were going on a "romp through Psalm 27," and I love the sentiment. He gave a beautiful...
Laura HewettJan 25 minThe Year of JubileeI miss Bryce. This is a post about grief and loss as much as it is a post about joy and celebration, so if you can’t handle that paradox...
Laura HewettNov 28, 20214 minOn the Bright SideOne of the highlights of teaching is when I get to learn from my students. I'm so proud of these resilient, curious, thoughtful young...
Laura HewettOct 17, 20214 minStruggle PrettyI've been listening to the Penny and Sparrow album Struggle Pretty on repeat through this week. It took me a while to catch the Luke 15...
Laura HewettSep 12, 20213 minEmotional WhiplashFriday afternoon felt like it took a decade of my life in stress as I opened a "letzte mahnung" from the wheelchair company with the...
Laura HewettSep 5, 20215 minBotox BenefitsI've thrown up on exactly one nurse since my last post. Not all of my stories make it on the internet, but this one definitely will. I...
Laura HewettAug 30, 20214 minLevel of ConcernI'm a day late with this post. I have what I consider to be a reasonable excuse: antibiotics. Don't get too worried here. Let's meander...
Laura HewettJul 2, 20215 minNo More Good CrippleThis is an angry post. Anger is a secondary emotion, and there're layers of other things covered up right now, but let me give some...
Laura HewettMay 2, 20217 minNew WheelsAfter getting a prescription for a new wheelchair in September and a series of fittings, emails, and prayers, I have news on my...
Laura HewettApr 20, 20214 minI Fear I'm the Bride You Give BackWhen I found my counselor in New Zealand two years ago, I reached out to the one whose online bio said she specialized in grief and...
Laura HewettApr 9, 202110 minYou're Not My FavoriteAny student death would be a tragedy. But this wasn’t just any student. This was one of the four people I’ve agreed to get matching...
Laura HewettApr 3, 20214 minAslan Is On the MoveWhen I was in first grade, my dad used to read the Chronicles of Narnia with me before bed each night. I was learning to read, and...
Laura HewettFeb 14, 20213 minAsking Hard QuestionsI finished reading The Satanic Verses this weekend. It's the long novel that got author Salman Rushdie into so much trouble with Islamic...
Laura HewettJan 18, 20219 minTraumaversary 7This is a tribute to Lee Pace’s eyebrows: they are beautiful and bold, and we all know how much I’m obsessed with eyebrows. Also, today...
Laura HewettJan 2, 20215 minNot TodayWell, here we are in 2021, and no one is sad to leave 2020 behind, but let's not forget it's the year that gave us a Maccabeats cover of...
Laura HewettDec 26, 20203 minLaura and the ApocalypseHot take: the most underrated film of the century is Anna and the Apocalypse. Hear me out because there is an almost guaranteed chance...
Laura HewettNov 28, 20205 minI Am a StoneWhen I was in high school, I fell in love with Ryan Clark's voice. My passionate and undying love has not wavered in the past fifteen...
Laura HewettNov 1, 20203 minI Broke... AgainI had a different plan for this week... for this year... for my life. The Lord laughs at my plans. I was talking to Givorgy on the phone...
Laura HewettOct 25, 20205 minI VotedMy parents accidentally raised a major nerd. Or maybe they did it on purpose the second time. Regardless, I’m one of the minority of the...