Storytime with Hallie

A Journey of Life, Church & More

Welcome to the Storytime with Hallie Blog

Welcome to my blog where you will find stories about my life. I will explore issues surrounding mental illness, trauma, the church and more.

These two photos are a good reflection of where I am right now. The first is during a ministry event when I was working as a Pastor. The second shows me right after I let the leadership at my church of 27 years know I was resigning.

I wanted you to see the raw emotion in each photo. The top one, I am full of joy and laughing. The bottom photo I am full of sadness, pain, and mourning.

I will explore many different ranges of emotion through this blog as I share. I will speak transparently and honestly. I invite you to join me.

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  • The Fifth Web

    By Hallie J Carl In this moment it didn’t seem the least bit strange to me that Jesus was taking on Spiderman’s superpowers. Being the mom to two Marvel loving sons, this imagery was perfect for me. I was rooted in my chair during the worship time of the Sunday service. I felt heavy, as…

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  • Fire, Fire Burning Bright

    By Hallie J Carl I gulped and stared at the buttons on the phone. I knew I should call 911. The reminders of adults rang in my ears: 911 was only for emergencies. It made me hesitate. Is this an emergency? My eyes looked out the kitchen window to those flames, that were getting bigger…

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  • Bonus Post: Hallie’s Book Recommendations

    I knew something shifted in me. I fell in love for the first time. The suitor was books. Suddenly, my young self couldn’t read enough. Some of the books I still own, dusty and sitting behind other novels on my book cases. The View from the Cherry Tree, Are you there God, It’s Me Margaret?,…

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  • A Burden Shared

    By Hallie J Carl I sat reading, enraptured. I couldn’t stop turning the pages to see what came next. The book I was fixated on was assigned reading. I was moved into the advanced reading group in fifth grade which meant I got to head over to Mrs. Kubaska’s class once a day for reading.…

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  • It’s ok to not be ok

    By Hallie J Carl My feet tingled as we walked the trail. It was narrow with a steep incline to my right and a steep, rocky decline on my left. My brother was much further down the trail, far away and looking small as my mom and I walked together. We were hiking Loveland Pass…

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About Me

My name is Hallie Carl. I am a wife (to Lee), mom (to Caleb and Isaiah) and the two things I am most passionate about are books (so many) and dogs (Enzo, Tonks and Ahsoka).

I formerly worked as a Pastor, where I was passionate about leading and guiding women in their walks and through hard things. I also loved reading and teaching the Bible.

I care deeply for the overlooked and misunderstood. I believe each person on earth deserves to be treated with value, empathy, compassion and love, even at our most unlovely moments.

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