I see the word “quiet” and laying on the page, it kind of looks like “quit”. If I stop, if I get quiet, what will happen? Will the algorithm spit me out and scrap me back to zero? Will I still be a writer, if I’m not producing 800 words a day? It’s hard, inContinue reading “Quiet is not quitting”
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Juneteenth & Youth Day
It’s been a strange few weeks, and there are many better equipped people to be talking about this! If you don’t have much time or mental space, just stop reading this and go become a Patreon member at First Name Basis or follow Equal Justice Initiative and read their stuff! But writing has always beenContinue reading “Juneteenth & Youth Day”
Making Space
Perhaps the strangest thing about motherhood, the part no one really told you, is how it takes up your space. How it hems you in. How you used to start a day with endless choices and opportunities, and suddenly your options are limited by a tiny human who wants to eat at certain times, orContinue reading “Making Space”
Lockdown Activities
Things to remember when our kids ask us about the pandemic. So far, in this 40+ day lockdown, we have: Handmade pasta Let the toddler watch a “How stuff works” about corn, only to realise most of the video is about making whiskey. Handmade most forms of bread: dinner rolls, tortillas, sandwich bread, cinnamon raisin bread,Continue reading “Lockdown Activities”
Living in a tiny house with a one year old
We’ve officially lived in our house for 6 weeks now. We love it. We’ll see if we still love it 6 months from now, but I have a feeling we will. When we were researching tiny-house living, I didn’t see much about families in tiny houses. Mostly single people, or couples. I figured other peopleContinue reading “Living in a tiny house with a one year old”
“I just called for help and you came and killed him”
“I just called for help, and you came and killed him,” she said. “I told you guys he’s sick. You guys came and killed my brother.” – sister of Alfred Olango, a mentally ill, unarmed black man who was killed in California. She called the police herself, because her brother was acting erratically andContinue reading ““I just called for help and you came and killed him””
The first American missionary was black
I only learned about this a few weeks ago. For most people, you’re probably like, “I don’t even know what a missionary is, so what if the first one was black?” But when you’re a missionary kid like me who grew up in church hearing stories of missionaries all the time, the fact that thisContinue reading “The first American missionary was black”
Scariness and Suffering pt 2
The previous post talked about introducing your kids to scary topics, and helping them build resilience. This post will talk more about building compassion in the face of suffering and injustice. While I grew up with a lot of childhood fear—and I think, did a pretty good job of battling against it—I’ve always had aContinue reading “Scariness and Suffering pt 2”
Scariness and Suffering: Should I take my 5 year old to an anti-sex-trafficking event?
Actually, this post is not going to outright answer whether you should take your five year old to an anti-sex-trafficking rally, but it is going to try and look at the underlying assumption: how sheltered should I keep my children? Should I be telling them about the harsh realities of life- slavery, racism, crime, war,Continue reading “Scariness and Suffering: Should I take my 5 year old to an anti-sex-trafficking event?”
That Saved a Wretch Like Me
We’re heading into the bloodiness of Holy Week in just a little while. Good Friday looms at the end of Lent, this horrible black, silent day where we actually contemplate the slow suffocation of a Palestinian Jew on a cross. Uh, depressing. I’d much rather skip it and get to the chocolate Easter eggs onContinue reading “That Saved a Wretch Like Me”
Stephanie Ebert 