My kids think I’m a school (district) troublemaker. I appreciate that moniker. I make trouble for equity. I make trouble for Black and Brown and Indigenous children. I make trouble to make sure kids get what they need. I make trouble for liberation. I don’t coddle White Supremacy. I don’t stand for racism. I’m spending […]
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I learned something new today. Apparently, I hate Standard Time. I’m not sure about everyone else, but I’d always thought I hated “Daylight Savings Time.” That unenviable morning in early November that gives us an extra hour of sleep but extra waking hours of darkness. But that moment is not when Daylight Savings Time begins. […]
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Read MoreThis day, I wonder how Mary felt as she waited in anxious expectation of her baby. I may never fully get it, but I pray that He is born in me as he was in Mary all those years ago. Merry Christmas everyone!
Read MoreYeah, I think it does 🙂 Although I’d planned today to be different, due to some exigent circumstances, it was just like any other day. But different. Hubby co-oped for me this morning so I could study for the exam I need to take tomorrow. Then we (hubby and I) had lunch at the […]
Read MoreI know, even asking the question is pretty trifling of me. But even Jesus asked His Father why he had forsaken him, right? I’m sunk to a new low of egotism. But hear me out — For lent, you are supposed to make a sacrifice. To me, that means giving up something that is difficult, […]
Read MoreI admit it: I am damn happy break is over. O.V.E.R. Because these kids are getting on my last nerve. If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you know that I love my children from the inside-out, frontwards and back, but I’m not cut out for this 24-7 contact. While most of […]
Read MoreIt’s a wonderful thing to be home for the holidays. In fact, it’s more of a wonderful to have never had to leave your home for the holidays, unlike the thousands of travelers this holiday season. It’s marvelous when you live far from your family to have them travel to see you, even though you […]
Read MoreI’m trying though. Really I am. Finished the Christmas shopping. Not doing any household projects. Well, only a few. Only the necessary ones, the ones that are just so annoying undone. But I must take heed. The body will take care of itself. And maybe I’m doing more than I should be. ‘Cause what started […]
Read Moredid you enjoy christmas [if it is a holiday you celebrate]? mine was great – both in-laws visited for a not-to-short, not-to-long time period, and WA and AR had a certifiable blast. you should of seen WA’s face [although of course you could not] – he was just in another world every time a new […]
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