Tag: prayers

  • Job Searching in 2025

    Job Searching in 2025

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    Brittany Dawson
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    193 days. That’s how long I have been actively looking for a new job. Since February of this year, I have spent hours every single day looking for a new role. I exhausted LinkedIn and Indeed. When I finally joined a Reddit community to commiserate with other job seekers on the struggles of job searching,…

  • God Doesn’t Make Mistakes

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    Brittany Dawson
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    Sawyer often tells me he feels like a failure, or that he feels like he’s stupid. He has told me multiple times now that he doesn’t know why he’s even alive. I tell him “God doesn’t make mistakes, and He made you because He thought the world needed one of you.” What I don’t tell…

  • Autism and Bullying

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    Brittany Dawson
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    Yesterday, my son stood up in front of a classroom of his peers and apologized for being alive. As a mother, I cannot find the words to fully explain how it felt to hear my 11-year-old son say those words. It’s heart-shattering and terrifying, and it’s a feeling no parent should ever have to feel.