I wish I could answer this one burning question. Why have Americans become completely immune to gun violence? Most people seem to intellectually understand the facts: But people haven’t allowed…
I started this blog a decade ago to help me navigate the many changes in my life for which I had no road map. I frequently would find myself softly…
Last night I attended an event at St. Sabina’s Catholic Church, billed as the Mother’s of the Movement. The keynote speakers, the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Breonna…
During lent and Easter I’ve pondered my decision to leave the institutional church. Not because I question my decision, but because the reasons became so apparent. I’ve written about my…
I will say it again, Bernie is not my candidate of choice. On March 17th I will be voting for Elizabeth Warren. That being said, I’m fed up with the…
I want to see a show of hands, would you rather start your diet today or next week? That is the question Katherine Milkman, a behavioral economist, asked the audience…
It is tradition that the days leading up to Christmas are filled with an endless to do list. Yesterday I was running from store to store, pushing through the throngs…
I was a “good” daughter. Although there is no one left to tell you otherwise. I was a “good” wife, but again, life has dealt me a certain hand and…
I love this quote by Peggy McIntosh, an anti-racism activist and scholar; “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools and…
I am not a feminist, or maybe the lady doth protest too much. I joined the feminist ranks kicking and screaming all the way. For the last couple of years,…