aprilkarli
@aprilkarli.bsky.social
Sandwiched between caring for aging parents and launching young adult kids
Pastor at Austin Mustard Seed
Tea > Coffee
Pastor at Austin Mustard Seed
Tea > Coffee
Had an open & honest conversation today with my friend and psychotherapist David Schlosz about the mental health needs specific to the Christian community. David asked great questions and I appreciate his engagement around this topic.
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Interview with Pastor April Karli - Counseling needs of Christian clients | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
In this episode I interview April Karli regarding the counseling needs of Christian clients and obstacles to receiving care.April Karli is a lifetime resident of Austin, Texas. She has been a pastor ...
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March 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Had an open & honest conversation today with my friend and psychotherapist David Schlosz about the mental health needs specific to the Christian community. David asked great questions and I appreciate his engagement around this topic.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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🚨| Taylor Swift becomes the first female artist in history to have 13 #1 albums on the UK chart!
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚨| Taylor Swift becomes the first female artist in history to have 13 #1 albums on the UK chart!
I'm doing ok until I see the things my youngest, an environmental science major, reposts on TikTok. GenZ uses humor which I appreciate but I grieve for them. I'm so proud of my girls having dreams bigger than mine ever were & I hate it that they're being squashed by this administration.
February 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm doing ok until I see the things my youngest, an environmental science major, reposts on TikTok. GenZ uses humor which I appreciate but I grieve for them. I'm so proud of my girls having dreams bigger than mine ever were & I hate it that they're being squashed by this administration.
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I know that people like to joke about how their therapist thinks they're funny but really they're using humor to avoid pain. Today my spiritual director affirmed my use of humor as a mechanism to access playfulness during difficulty.
Me: So I hear you saying you think I'm FUNNY?!?!
Me: So I hear you saying you think I'm FUNNY?!?!
February 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I know that people like to joke about how their therapist thinks they're funny but really they're using humor to avoid pain. Today my spiritual director affirmed my use of humor as a mechanism to access playfulness during difficulty.
Me: So I hear you saying you think I'm FUNNY?!?!
Me: So I hear you saying you think I'm FUNNY?!?!
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The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school.
Trump should stop him.
Trump should stop him.
February 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school.
Trump should stop him.
Trump should stop him.
We invited pastors from the Congolese immigrant church that we partner with to share about their experience right now & to pray w them.
People wept.
They asked me to stay for their service to instruct their members how to stay safe from ICE and the police.
I got in my car afterwards and wept.
People wept.
They asked me to stay for their service to instruct their members how to stay safe from ICE and the police.
I got in my car afterwards and wept.
February 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We invited pastors from the Congolese immigrant church that we partner with to share about their experience right now & to pray w them.
People wept.
They asked me to stay for their service to instruct their members how to stay safe from ICE and the police.
I got in my car afterwards and wept.
People wept.
They asked me to stay for their service to instruct their members how to stay safe from ICE and the police.
I got in my car afterwards and wept.
Me: On Sunday I think I'm going to say [smart & comforting things about the horrors happening]
22-yr-old: Mmm that's good bread
Me: Thank you...I think so too
I realize she's talking about the crust of the pizza she's eating & not using cool GenZ slang to affirm what I just said. Kids are humbling.
22-yr-old: Mmm that's good bread
Me: Thank you...I think so too
I realize she's talking about the crust of the pizza she's eating & not using cool GenZ slang to affirm what I just said. Kids are humbling.
February 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Me: On Sunday I think I'm going to say [smart & comforting things about the horrors happening]
22-yr-old: Mmm that's good bread
Me: Thank you...I think so too
I realize she's talking about the crust of the pizza she's eating & not using cool GenZ slang to affirm what I just said. Kids are humbling.
22-yr-old: Mmm that's good bread
Me: Thank you...I think so too
I realize she's talking about the crust of the pizza she's eating & not using cool GenZ slang to affirm what I just said. Kids are humbling.
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
As a kid in Sunday school I learned about the Good Samaritan & was told to be like him. The people who taught me that voted for this administration & all the cruelty that comes with it. I can't make it make sense. It breaks my heart, but it hasn't stopped me from helping people in the name of Jesus.
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As a kid in Sunday school I learned about the Good Samaritan & was told to be like him. The people who taught me that voted for this administration & all the cruelty that comes with it. I can't make it make sense. It breaks my heart, but it hasn't stopped me from helping people in the name of Jesus.
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The guy is 53 years old.
He's almost a trillionaire.
He employs many thousands of people.
He's running multiple billion-dollar businesses.
He's made the "heart with hands" gesture. 🫶
He's had access to the same historical information we all have since grade school...
He's almost a trillionaire.
He employs many thousands of people.
He's running multiple billion-dollar businesses.
He's made the "heart with hands" gesture. 🫶
He's had access to the same historical information we all have since grade school...
January 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The guy is 53 years old.
He's almost a trillionaire.
He employs many thousands of people.
He's running multiple billion-dollar businesses.
He's made the "heart with hands" gesture. 🫶
He's had access to the same historical information we all have since grade school...
He's almost a trillionaire.
He employs many thousands of people.
He's running multiple billion-dollar businesses.
He's made the "heart with hands" gesture. 🫶
He's had access to the same historical information we all have since grade school...
Happy 50 to the best husband, dad, and all around man. I hope your day is filled with your favorite things including bikes, brisket, and beer!
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Happy 50 to the best husband, dad, and all around man. I hope your day is filled with your favorite things including bikes, brisket, and beer!
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By the way — if you're curious to learn more about the modern Religious Left, boy do I have the book for you: www.amazon.com/American-Pro...
January 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
By the way — if you're curious to learn more about the modern Religious Left, boy do I have the book for you: www.amazon.com/American-Pro...
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I have seen the dumb men throng to see him
January 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have seen the dumb men throng to see him
Our neighbor is having the fence replaced today. She's paying for it and she had Duncan Donuts delivered to us for the inconvenience of having to keep our dogs in all day. I'm not sure what we did to deserve her but I love her.
January 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Our neighbor is having the fence replaced today. She's paying for it and she had Duncan Donuts delivered to us for the inconvenience of having to keep our dogs in all day. I'm not sure what we did to deserve her but I love her.
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this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
Watching my adult daughters open the gifts they've thoughtfully picked out for each other is priceless as a mom. The best Christmas present I could ask for.
December 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Watching my adult daughters open the gifts they've thoughtfully picked out for each other is priceless as a mom. The best Christmas present I could ask for.
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Alas, poor chicken,
He was kept down with hard meat and ill lodging,
But I’ll kiss him up again.
He was kept down with hard meat and ill lodging,
But I’ll kiss him up again.
December 21, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Alas, poor chicken,
He was kept down with hard meat and ill lodging,
But I’ll kiss him up again.
He was kept down with hard meat and ill lodging,
But I’ll kiss him up again.
The new neighbors have preschool age kids who play in their backyard every morning. We leave our back door open for the dogs to go out and can hear the laughing and chatter of the kids next door as they play. What a delightful new way to begin our mornings.
December 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The new neighbors have preschool age kids who play in their backyard every morning. We leave our back door open for the dogs to go out and can hear the laughing and chatter of the kids next door as they play. What a delightful new way to begin our mornings.
Just attended a crash course in immigration law. Never imagined that as a pastor I'd need to know how to advocate for and protect immigrants from unfair immigration enforcement -- including possibly removing protections from churches as sanctuaries. Now I know what to say and do if ICE shows up.
December 18, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Just attended a crash course in immigration law. Never imagined that as a pastor I'd need to know how to advocate for and protect immigrants from unfair immigration enforcement -- including possibly removing protections from churches as sanctuaries. Now I know what to say and do if ICE shows up.