5 Books for September 2025
Hi Everyone. September has been one intense month and I think it was about time to read some children's books. These books were stellar and I am glad I had them to fall into. I imagine I will need to find more children's books to disappear into as we wrap up 2025. I...
Choose Light
~ What if there was no left or right? What if there was no black or white? What if we saw the beauty and truth that is everywhere That you are light that inside the truth is that together we are all right? ~ What if instead of shaking each other down or calling each...
Book Review: Rising Strong by Bréne Brown
I have spent a lot of my time in the last 11 years mourning. This is the time that I have been dealing with my chronic physical and mental illnesses. I have 14 diagnoses and only one can be cured, so grief is part of my life as I have dealt with a lot of loss. Loss my...
Re: Trump’s H-1B Policy
Dear Representatives, I am writing in regards to Trump’s H-1B Policy. I am very concerned to hear that he has decided to add a $100,000 fee to this non-immigrant visa program which already costs business owners about $10,000 per specialized worker to take advantage...
RE: Department of War
Dear Representative, I am very upset that Trump and Hegseth have illegally changed the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. I recognize not only is this actually a problem because now they can use money set aside for the Department of Defense...
Inappropriately
~ I am a woman Many of my friends have been raped All of my female friends have been touched inappropriately or made to feel uncomfortable in the presence of a man or men ~ I was related to the man that touched me My friends knew their rapists But society can be...
White Knuckles
~ I hate the hatred God How can they hate someone they have never met How can someone say they love You but hate Your creation The confusion makes me so tired I hold onto You with white knuckles ~ It scares me so much to look at my neighbors and wonder if they hate me...
I Have Been Triggered
I have been triggered. I have made blanket statement about people without asking any questions to clarify. I have been unfair to people that were mourning someone I never knew and will never understand. I know it is my responsibility to manage myself but sometimes it...
TO MY WHITE PEOPLE
TO MY WHITE PEOPLE I want to share something with you. I can talk about racism and white supremacy and privilege but my wife lives it. Quietly and with a smile. But sometimes the fear is real and I have seen it and was glad I was there to be white. I would have never...
To Whomever
To whomever is passing information onto my father’s second wife about things I post on Facebook: I have blocked her and anyone who might be connected to her, that I know of, in order to block her abuse. If you are helping her by sharing anything about me, you are...
We Don’t Like Change Much Around Here
I live in a metropolis with at least 99 churches and 30 Christian nonprofits, per a quick search online. Longview, Washington has been where I have lived for most of my life. We are large enough to be interesting, but small enough that you don't sit in traffic to get...
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