The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber

The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber

I may have borrowed something from you.

An essay on courage for subscribers

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Nadia Bolz-Weber
May 13, 2021
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It wasn’t until 10 days after the due date, that I went into labor with Harper. And even though I KNOW this isn’t how it really works – I always attributed the delay to the fact that I was scared … and so I just tried to put it off as long as I could.

That’s what I do when I am scared: control or avoid. 

The labor lasted 44 hours. It felt like my body jus…

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