Here are some excerpts from a few of my favorite blog posts from the last few weeks. Click on the links to read them in full. And enjoy the rest of your weekend!
I drove my car for three months with a broken tail light, and I was not stopped once. I had the luxury of taking my sweet time getting it fixed. That’s called white privilege.
My friend’s black son drove his car with a broken tail light for 36 hours and was pulled over four times. He couldn’t wait until it was convenient for him to get his car fixed. He had to do it immediately, for fear of getting pulled over a fifth time. That’s called racism.
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I could not be more enthusiastic about this book, but just as Christie should be celebrating this beautiful book, tragedy struck her family. Christie’s brother-in-law, the husband of her sister, was one of the 12 Marines who appears to have perished in a helicopter crash off the coast of Hawaii. Christie has set off to Hawaii in order to comfort her sister and her four nieces and nephews.
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I would really like to leave this place, this financial ledge where our income and expenses are the same number. I would like a place to rest, somewhere we could breathe easy, but I can’t seem to find it. We’re too busy roping our family to the cliff every month.
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For those who are rocking the baby, washing the dishes, cleaning the gutters, shopping for groceries, planning transitions, fighting for justice, or matching the socks again –
Whether you are starting, finishing, or carrying on –
For anyone who wants to pray but can’t quite find the words, may you find a prayer here to borrow that fits your moments just right:
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