Before you read these words. Let’s be clear. This is not some Caucasian woman hidden in white suburbia her whole life. This is a white woman whose very first friend was African American. I’ve had friends who were Laos, and Thai. My best friend, Mexican. Some of my other friends were from India and American Indian. […]
When Your Just An Unseen Body Part. UNITE Linky
I know it is the Lord, because it feels like a thick down-comforter wrapped around me, still waters running deep… Not the crashing surface streams that rage loudly, but at the end of the day produce nothing but frustrations and division. And I see them, those lost in their perception that self-centered living will ever get […]
There is Hope…Even for America
I had hoped to go. But the wind was spinning. Waves were rising in my world. And I just didn’t think there was hope… To make the two hour drive to Olympia where Franklin Graham would present Decision America on the steps of the state capitol. And yet, I know when Jesus passed, it wasn’t the […]
Got Spiritual Muscle? UNITE Linky
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.” (Matt 5:3) The words ring out from the page, on my daughter’s tenth birthday. A birthday shared without the one she loves close, beside her. And I think about this word, “Obedient”. About the mom who for a year offered us her own two kids, and how we walked faithful to […]
Protecting Your Child from Stereotypes and Why Scientist Don’t Always Wear Mustaches
Her head is tucked tight inside of one of the books we picked up from the library. As a home-school mom, I thrive on knowledge, but also the age-old education of good old-fashioned conversation. The kind people originally shared; face-to-face, one-on-one, the older teaching the younger. Because kids, if we let them, can become more than […]
What I Learned About Dad’s From The Man Who Stole My 0.50 At The Fair. UNITE Linky
They said it was the world’s oldest alligator. Up the stairs, peering over into the secret hole where this ancient reptile lay. They said I could see him for just 50 cents. As a little girl, with my dad right beside me, at the county fair, rides spun, hearing laughter and screams enticing me to come […]