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    Pope Leo Has Officially Been Defrocked

    July 6, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    This face is lying to you. He committed three separate crimes in under five minutes. The College of Cardinals has…

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    Broken Open

    June 20, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I’m realizing something new about loss. Or maybe not new. Maybe I’m finally finding words for something I’ve been living…

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    More Than Magic ⚡️🤍

    June 11, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    The weekend was absolutely epic. And yes, I realize I am 50 years old and just used the word “epic.”…

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    Leaving on a Jet Plane… Again

    June 5, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Well, apparently I have become the kind of person who is perpetually either packing, unpacking, planning a trip, recovering from…

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    5 Acres and a Funeral

    May 28, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I think I’ve officially hit the wall. Not in a dramatic, movie-scene kind of way. More in a “staring blankly…

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    Living Big

    May 8, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I signed the offer. After 26 years with the same company… through countless roles, promotions, challenges, leadership opportunities, late nights,…

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    Absence Has a Presence of Its Own

    April 26, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    People often worry about talking about someone who has died. That saying their name will reopen something painful. That bringing…

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    I Never Thought Garbage Would Run My Life

    April 10, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I never anticipated garbage would run so much of my life. First of all, I’m in the garbage business. The…

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    Two Places at Once

    April 7, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Grief has a way of making you feel like you’re supposed to be in two places at once. Present… and…

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    The Strange Physical Side of Grief

    March 27, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    No one prepares you for how physical grief is. You expect the emotions. The sadness. The crying. The waves that…

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