I’ve been spending the past couple of days trying to call in all of the calm + gentle energy I can because it’s been anything but that. It’s been wild. Just as the US president said it would be. I don’t really know how…
“this is no momentary hyperventilation and liberal screaming match, this is a movement.” – rev. william barber in pack square, asheville. 5 august 2013. if you haven’t heard of moral mondays yet, you’re about to. since the end of april, thousands of north carolina…
“Bottom line here: the federal ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead. California’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead. There are 12 states in the country where this is now legal, and the political winds on this are blowing so hard in one…
i’m a woman married to a woman. i’m an ex-pat american living in sweden, but moving back to the states in a few months. i’m also an unordained, master’s of divinity degree holding, minister in the united methodist church. and this is big week…
the first post is here! i thought about doing it chronologically, day by day. but, then i decided to go with some themes. and today’s post is in honor of all of the history that is a part of berlin. of course, we only…
non-violence is not for the weak. non-violence is for the strong. ~ gandhi “Peace cannot be built on exclusivism, absolutism, and intolerance. But neither can it be built on vague liberal slogans and pious programs gestated in the smoke of confabulation. There can be…
i’m still in shock. i’m amazed. excited. overwhelmed. and so. very. thankful. oh yeah, and tired. hehe. i’m thankful that this is the dawning of a new america, as some news sites are putting it. an america that chose yesterday community spirit over individualistic…
everyone is entitled to their own opinion. i absolutely believe that. but there are some things i simply, truly, truly, from the bottom of my heart, don’t understand… how is it possible to treat other people as second-class citizens? how are some people better…
it’s thursday night and my weekend has begun! i have the next 3 days off & not that much planned. feels really, really good. especially after last weekend; which was good, but over-the-top busy. i think i pretty much lived at the church. so,…
a bunch of people inspire me. but, on this day, there is a large group of people who inspire me for a very specific reason… pic from voteagainstone.org. tomorrow, tuesday the 8th, is a voting day in nc. the above poster is one urging…