A little over three years ago I started talking to this guy. I had written a post on my Facebook page about a trip to the fair,… Read more “The End of Something Special”
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Rocking the Rainbow Update
Last month I launched a local initiative, a community-based GSA open to rainbow kids and their peer allies. It started small, but word is spreading, and folks,… Read more “Rocking the Rainbow Update”
Rock the Rainbow
For some of us, it also means connecting with our schools to ensure that school staff has been trained to support our LGBTQIA+ kids and crossing our fingers that our kids have a year free of bullying, discrimination, and heartbreak.
Thank you, Village People!
We’ve all heard the African adage “It takes a village to raise a child.” It has taken an unfortunate turn of events to remind me that I need to thank the people in my children’s village and tell them how much they mean to us.
Threads of Love
Love doesn’t divide. It doesn’t punish, or subjugate, or convert. To love is to honor our differences and respect our growth.
Finding My Place In a Small Town
I like the world around me in general, and the community I live in is just fine — very good, even. But I am not the type… Read more “Finding My Place In a Small Town”
Crazy grateful
Each Thanksgiving, I take inventory of the things I am grateful for. While I am never more or less appreciative, one year to the next, there are… Read more “Crazy grateful”
fads and truths
We are at a critical point. We have a chance to step forward, to become a more accepting, loving, supportive, unified society. But change is scary, difference is scary, religious books are open to interpretation, especially by megalomaniacs who profit off the fear and division they can sow in others, and politicians like to sound like they know what they’re talking about. It’s a messy, loud, sometimes chaotic sort of progress, and one that puts a vulnerable community in the crosshairs.
community makes a world of difference
Something very special happened today. I went to my girls’ school to drop off paperwork for my older daughter, and I saw my younger daughter on the… Read more “community makes a world of difference”
Raising Hometown Kids
The summer of 1984 was a significant turning point in my life. “We’ll be moving to a new state.”I can remember sitting at our small kitchen table,… Read more “Raising Hometown Kids”