Perches in the SoulBrave Midwives, Pregnant Teenagers….women who changed the world….
…..all I do is fret over my job options…..so tonight I am not going to talk about it. Instead, I am going to talk about things that will anger some readers, but stick with me, I live in the trenches of a war and I am telling you what I see. I’m living the teenage [...]
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When there is no Home to go back to…. (Employment Journey Part II)
I can’t go home. because there is no home. There are moments in life where we become acutely aware of how we have grown. Like putting on those pants you wore in high school….(or the pants you wore before shiny hips), you have grown, the pants don’t cover your ankles anymore and they are uncomfortable…confining. [...]
Poverty Part I:How Did we Get Here?
I am reading several excellent books on Poverty as part of my employment journey (This is something I have wanted to do for a while!). Part of the one book involves a lot of reflection and some of it I am going to post. The book argues that good intentions are not enough and that [...]
Rest
Rest is a beautiful thing. I am not talking about sleep. Although as someone who professionally lives without sleep for extensive portions of my life, sleep is also beautiful too. But I am talking about R E S T. Rest is deeper than sleep. Rest is sitting on the back porch and watching the fireflies [...]