Dear President Trump, I won’t attack all the things…there’s no point in that. I agree with you wholeheartedly when you say we need to seek solidarity. Little good can come when we’re divided, humanly angry, and stirring up more anger with harsh words. But on …
Dear Anarchist Sons of Mine (age 3 and 6 respectively), Where to start? Your attention spans are short, so I’ll begin by saying the important: I’ll love you in and out, through and through till the day I die. This, however, is because my love isn’t a …
Why has it taken me so long to post in the new year? I could blame it on all the transition around me, a post for another time, but the truth is I’ve simply been a bit stuck. Kind of in a funk. 2016 felt like …
‘Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the house, Of course there was “stirring”, but it wasn’t the mouse, (On a side note, we think there’s a mouse in the basement, Because of the droppings in obvious placement). The children won’t “nestle”, they don’t know …
This year I made my Fantasy Football debut in our church league. My husband is a football aficionado junky fanatic (yes I’ll leave that one) who knows more players and stats than I know things about coffee. So I thought this year, instead of being annoyed at …
I won’t keep you…it’s late but for most of us our thoughts have a short shelf life, so I’m getting it out now while its fresh. I’m not always OK. Here on my blog I share some of my vulnerable self. But even here, I …
I’m not high maintenance. Pff. Absolutely not. Yes, I’ve been buying more clothes from for-real stores and from fair trade/wages organizations like Imagine Goods and Amani Ya Juu, but I’m still a thrift shop girl at heart. My long hair means I don’t have a “salon” so much …
God, In the face of election results that grate on my soul, let me be moved. In the footsteps of those fearless ones who dared to pick up the crushing burden of freedom for all, let me be moved. In the midst of terror, injustice, …
It was Tuesday morning, circa 8:50am: homeschool co-op day was upon us, where I’ve been entrusted with an hour of activities and playtime for the boisterous toddler set. Except I had no activity planned. My fully-adult baby brother and sister came to visit the night …
Our church is in the process of adding an additional pastor to our leadership team, which got me thinking about the sheer variety of people that are represented in our congregation. It’s a beautiful thing to me that people with such different perspectives and even …