I went to a vigil in Balch Springs for Jordan Edwards last week. It was everything you would want a vigil to be- beautiful and sad and moving and comforting. Like most, I was horrified by Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice’s deaths. I have been deeply affected before by deaths caused by police brutality, but … Continue reading
Those who knew me in any capacity during my 2003-2009 years knew that I had a very weird, special snack that I ate every day. Cheesy rice. Or, more specifically, Minute rice made with one Wyler’s chicken boullion cube mixed with shredded cheddar cheese. I was so committed to this daily snack that I mac’guyvered … Continue reading
My first job out of college was being a bilingual speech therapist assistant for a local school district. I would sit in on therapy sessions with adorable children who hadn’t quite learned English yet and translate for the speech therapists. I was not good at it. While I did minor in Spanish at A&M, collegiate … Continue reading
Our annual Awkward Family Photos are up over at welderbeth’s facebook page. Go check them out! You won’t regret it. Continue reading
“‘When people fall down, do they not get up? When someone turns away, do they not return? Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. None of them repent of … Continue reading
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What should I expect from my white friends when I’m broken up about racism? I mulled over this with a white woman from my church as we sat on a bus stop bench in Washington Heights, smells of the Cubano sandwich clasped in my hands curling into the cold air around…
I wanted to have a place to put all of the information coming out about the mass evictions that are eminent in West Dallas. I will update this blog as more articles and information come out. You can also facebook follow the two organizations at the bottom of this blog to stay in the loop … Continue reading
I’m teaching Sunday school this month. My first day was yesterday. Usually, teaching Sunday school is a hellish experience, more akin to a cage fight than the idyllic picture of children learning quietly about Jesus around a table. We are lucky if we can get through the lesson without someone using the word ‘boobs’ or … Continue reading
Sometimes, when I am in a crowd, I try and imagine the complex lives of everyone around me. I try and remember that these people are not one-dimensional extras in my life. I try to acknowledge the complexity that everyone around me lives with. You see that woman right there? The one sweeping the floors. Her English is not very … Continue reading
(If you just received a blog email update with a picture of baby legs and the word, “WHY?” in your inbox, you don’t need to read any further. You got the gist of it. That, and I don’t know how to use the WordPress App.) I haven’t gone running in about eight months, since The … Continue reading
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