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May 2017

May 18, 2017

Episode 34: My Sista's Keeper, Resisting Defensiveness on Social Media

[smart_podcast_player] On this episode of My Sista's Keeper, Abby and I discuss how to hopefully...

May 18, 2017

Episode 34: My Sista’s Keeper, Resisting Defensiveness on Social Media

[smart_podcast_player] On this episode of My Sista's Keeper, Abby and I discuss how to hopefully...

November 2016

November 06, 2016

Shalom Steps For When You See Racial Profiling

This has been a poignant week around race for me. I worked on the...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

Podcast Episode #21 with The Justice Pirate

Today's guest is one of my favorite women, Victoria Tiedemann. She and I only know...

September 01, 2016

Shalom in The Wild: Not On My Watch

****Hey Sistas, One thing I want to start doing here on the blog is to...

June 2016

June 24, 2016

Everyday Practices of Peace for the Homeless: My Conversation with Alice Colegrove

I’m so thankful for my friend, Alice Colegrove. For nearly twenty years, Alice has worked...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

Episode 13: Shalom Book Club, "Esperanza Rising"

Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have...

May 29, 2016

Episode 13: Shalom Book Club, “Esperanza Rising”

Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Unexepected Lessons #FromBostonToLA

We're finally here! We made it #FromBostontoLA. It took us eleven days to visit nine...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Loaves and Fisihes and Love Bombs: SheLoves Guest Post

I'm at SheLoves writing about our #FromBostonToLA road-trip with a purpose. For weeks, I’ve been...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

When I Can't Breathe, I Will Listen

My son came home and told me that on his walk from school in our...

December 10, 2014

When I Can’t Breathe, I Will Listen

My son came home and told me that on his walk from school in our...

September 2014

September 27, 2014

Hold Me Now: Some Pre-Coffee Thoughts About This Evening

Hold me now! My first Noonday Trunk Show is this evening! A few thoughts pre-coffee...

September 05, 2014

Jesus, Justice, and Jewelry

There have been small changes on the blog here, dear readers. I'm sure some...

January 2014

January 23, 2014

A Song For Spalding Spinner

Tonight I went to a card-making class in Porter Square. Since our minivan is at...

January 23, 2014

A Song For Spalding Spinner

Tonight I went to a card-making class in Porter Square. Since our minivan is at...

January 03, 2014

Taste and See the Sisterhood of Peace

We’re snowed in today, which means the kiddos are home for a snow day and...

January 30, 2013

Third Way Womanhood Pt.3

So here we go, part three of “Third Way Womanhood”. Last week I wrote about...

January 09, 2013

Third Way Womanhood Pt.1

My father, a strict, retired Marine forbade us from watching BET (Black Entertainment Television) or...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Cray-cray for Cradles to Crayons

When the kids came down last week and found a scroll on the tree detailing...

December 08, 2012

Surprised and Exhuasted

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

Remembering and Rejoicing

Today I read a Facebook status about adoption. Two of our good friends finally got...

September 2012

September 15, 2012

Good Fun and Partying With A Purpose

Today TJ threw a fit. He cried, pouted, and twirled himself into the curtain at...

September 12, 2012

As You Go

This post is coming to you later than I'd like, dear readers! Yesterday was a...

September 10, 2012

Shalom Seeking

Two weeks ago I watched portions of the RNC. Last week I viewed an equal...

September 07, 2012

Diva with a Heart of Gold

Today Trinity started her second year of kindergarten. For some weird reason, Cambridge starts the...