As we come to the close of 2016, it’s impossible to make sense of a world where kindergartners, unharmed citizens and church worshipers are gunned downed. In the spirit of Gandhi’s charge to Be the change you want to see in the world, I salute Sandy Hook Promise; a non-profit created by members of the… Continue reading Sandy Hook Promise ~ Do not turn away
Month: December 2016
Blog’s 5th Birthday ~ Celebrating Characters
The blog turned 5 years old back in October while I was still in shock from Trump winning the election—we can all agree that this has been one crazy year. I promised myself I’d do the annual photo and blog post before the end of the year, so here it is. Borrowing tradition ~ 5th… Continue reading Blog’s 5th Birthday ~ Celebrating Characters
Stay in the Process of Life
Written on December 11, 2016: Today is the 67th anniversary of the birth of my sister, Dr. Betty Jean Jones ~ December 11, 1949 ~ January 9, 1997 When I think of Betty, I see her leading; at home, school, in the community or church, she was out front, leading. She was full of ideas… Continue reading Stay in the Process of Life
National Amnesia & Bipartisan Disorder
Anita’s Note ~ Come on people. Have we really forgotten that the same country that elected Barack Obama elected Donald Trump? And that country participated in the Middle Passage slave trade for 245 YEARS? And that same was the architect of what W.E.B. Dubois described as “the freedom to destroy freedom”? As a result our… Continue reading National Amnesia & Bipartisan Disorder