I desperately want to be a successful gardener. It is a bit embarrassing to admit the level of euphoria green growing things emit on my life. I am a freaky tree hugger who cannot but help touching leaves, smelling flowers, sitting in amazement at new blooms. There is something so idyllic about walking out your … Continue reading Time for Salsa Reform
I don't pretend to be math fool. After a certain point, spreadsheets make me cross-eyed. But I do like to dabble in research. I find cross-referencing statistics within the same domain to be very enlightening. While speaking slightly tongue in cheek here, I would love to hear your constructive thoughts and opinions on the data … Continue reading Is there a gender gap in math?
It's pretty simple. Today would have been my mother's 66th birthday. My mother died from breast cancer when I was 12. I write about it about once a year. Mother's Day is tough. These are some things to know about a young girl who loses who her young mother to cancer who grows up to … Continue reading 8 reasons why I’m mad and why I want to eat carrot cake in October without choking.
My husband and I have been youth volunteer sport coaches since before our own kids were born. I love basketball. He loves soccer. We both dig kiddos. As much satisfaction that comes from teaching a kid the benefits of an active lifestyle, the fun of playing games with other kids your age, and gaining a … Continue reading Fair Warning: Spectator Parents
I volunteer at a pregnancy resource center. The majority of our clients are between the ages of 14-25. Most have not graduated from high school. Most of their parents had them when they were teenagers also. Most work at McDs or BK. A lot of them get kicked out of their house when their parents … Continue reading Repost: Something has gone terribly wrong//Where I was 3 years ago today
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as many as 29% of citizens were not registered to vote in 2008 – that’s 60 million people! More than one-third of eligible voting citizens did not vote in the last presidential election. This bugs me to no end. How can we so flippantly disregard one our greatest gifts … Continue reading one of the most solemn trusts in human society
It's October 16th and I'm finally wearing pink. Reluctantly. I hate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. First off I want to call it something else. Who isn't freaking aware of Breast Cancer? Who hasn't been touched or destroyed by it? We should call it Breast Cancer Fight Month or Kick Breast Cancer's Butt Month. Because it … Continue reading Why pink sucks this month
Do you think it's more important to be a friend or to have friends? I've had several conversations lately with people who say things like, "I've just put in all I'm going to on this relationship." "I have to do all the work, they never reciprocate, I'm done with them." "If we ever do anything … Continue reading You are not dead to me.
My devotional this morning had this prayer at the end; Lord, help me to always have the courage to not allow others to take what is rightfully mine. Help me to confront what is wrong with the truth of Your Word. Amen Now granted, I have not woken up in the best of moods after … Continue reading I couldn’t say this prayer this morning
I didn't know Bob Baker. But I'm guessing you didn't either. Bob is one of the many people who lived underneath the 370 bridge. He died March 16. His body was found near the railroad trestles. This bothers me. I'm actually quite angered by this. This shouldn't happen in America. This shouldn't happen in St. … Continue reading Bob Baker was a man.
The Rabid Mime 