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Silence Breakers – May Willows Surround

Willow Surrounds - Silence Breakers. Time Magazine 2017 Person of the Year.

Real Life · Writing

Giving to Live

“They throw caution to the winds, Giving…in reckless abandon. Their right-living, right-giving ways, never run out, never wear out.”* There are primarily two ways of administering our gifts to the world, as a matter of enthusiastic generosity or as a grudging obligation. Which defines your posture? Honestly, that's about all we can control. I often… Continue reading Giving to Live

Real Life · Shorts

Racial Justice Served Cold in a Test-tube

The Alt-right is wrong. Racial discrimination is abhorrent. Thank God for our DNA that proves this.

Real Life

Marching Past The White House

Sixty percent of Americans and billions across the world spent the last few months of President Barack Obama's tenure in the posture of a 'Standing O.' Accolades have poured in from all nooks and crannies for the leader and man he remained over the last eight years. For his first night back as a private… Continue reading Marching Past The White House

Real Life · Writing

This New America and Other Random Thoughts

When your child's school leaves a recorded voice message, offering counseling sessions and use of their Office of Human Relations and Equity to support meaningful conversations and concerns that you or your child may have, following a presidential election, you know that this is not normal. When the district superintendent follows up with yet another… Continue reading This New America and Other Random Thoughts