It’s been a bittersweet exercise to thumb through my Facebook and Instagram feed today. It’s Father’s Day— a day set aside to honor dads. Scrolling through the posts, I see the thank you’s to amazing fathers. I witness the blessings and joy these fathers and grandfathers are to their children and grandchildren. I also see the missing my […]
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Kindness is Strength in Action
His kind eyes and smile started showing up in my Facebook feed early Thursday morning; the hashtag #irunwithmaud not far behind. A young man, not quite 26, had lost his life while on a jog in his neighborhood. Why? Because his skin color was wrong. Ugh. As I scrolled through the posts of my friends […]
Reflections of a Quarantined Momma
I was a junior in college when I heard the news of the Twin Towers attack. Dr. Mark Rutland stood at the front of the the Bush Chapel Auditorium.With quiet strength, he shared with our small faith-based campus the nightmare that was actively unfolding. Nearly two decades have passed and I can still see myself […]
