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Talking to Kids About Race

1/18/11 2:00am by Kristen Howerton
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On this day of celebration for the life and contributions of Martin Luther King, I thought I would visit the topic of talking to kids about race.  Read more >

Counting the Cost of Violent Political Discourse

1/8/11 5:36pm by Kristen Howerton
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I am watching the news in horror today, as a gunman opened fire on politician Gabrielle Giffords at a public event she was holding, shot her point-blank in the head, and shot 17 other people.  At the time I’m writing this, Giffords is in critical condition and six people have been killed.  Read more >

The Day My Daughter Ran Away

4/30/10 12:59pm by Kristen Howerton
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Little Runaway

This afternoon I experienced the worst fifteen minutes of my life.  Read more >

Social Networking: sucking time, saving lives, and the gray in between

4/25/10 4:41pm by Kristen Howerton
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I think it’s fair to say that many of us who write our own blogs also read a lot of blogs. We might also spend a fair amount of time on twitter. We might also waste a bit of time on facebook. And before we know it, we might find ourselves wondering how it got to be 1am and we still haven’t put the dinner dishes away. And by we, I mean me.  Read more >

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Full Name
Kristen Howerton
Member Since
February 2010
About Me: 
Kristen is the mom of four children within four years via birth and adoption, and has been blogging as a coping skill since 2004.  If you are looking for a blog with great ideas for kids, amazing craft inspiration, scrapbooking help, and stunning photography, then AWESOME. There are a lot of those blogs out there. You should go find them.  Here, you might find musings about the impact of the skinny jean on Kristen's self-esteem, her tendency to spill food on her laptop, and her inappropriate crush on Jon Stewart.  She also indulges in sleep-deprived rants about parenting, poop, adoption, politics, race, religion, social justice, and various other subjects that her mother warned her not to discuss in public. 
Kristen is a Marriage and Family Therapist, a freelance writer, and a musical theater geek.  She is the editor of Mama Manifesto, and writes about adoption at Grown In My Heart.  She is also a columnist at ConversantLife, an online community dedicated to faith and culture, and a regular contributor at Orange County Moms Blog and OC Family.
 Kristen likes to waste time on Twitter at @kristenhowerton.
In the spring of 2010, Kristen lost her long and passionate battle against the minivan.  It now sits in her driveway covered in crushed cheerios.
Location: 
Orange County. CA
Location Tags: 

orange county, southern california

About Me Tags: 

writer, therapist, mother

Causes Tags: 

adoption, haiti

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