What an honor, what a privilege, what a mind trip to meet the person whom we admire so deeply. I die! While sipping margaritas in Key West many years ago, Mac Daddy and I agreed to name our firstborn child after Jimmy Carter. Somehow Carter had come up in … [Read more...] about We Met Jimmy Carter
America
Hate is a Sin
I've been taking a little jog down Memory Lane. It's really the only jogging I do. I wrote this post in March 2008 and was astonished how it rings ever more true today. Our world is full of goodness, grace, and generosity. I know it is. I see it and experience it from … [Read more...] about Hate is a Sin
Stir It Up – Student Loan Interest Hikes and Same Sex Marriage
Shockingly, I have some things to say about two very different issues - one that affects me personally right where it hurts and one that affects me as a citizen and human being. Republicans voted to double student loan interest rates. Ouch. That's the one that hurts … [Read more...] about Stir It Up – Student Loan Interest Hikes and Same Sex Marriage
Amendment One Helps No One
Did you really think I was going to sit back with nothing to say about the message North Carolina sent to the world on Tuesday? I weighed in over at The Broad Side. Please read it. I think you will see that I am not hateful and bullying and offensive as some have claimed. … [Read more...] about Amendment One Helps No One
Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
She was about 16 and teetered between wanting to be cool and needing to be cuddly. She had had auburn hair that must have glistened marvelously with her green eyes. Bright green eyes are rare, and I remember hers as they stared in silence or twinkled in laughter. The … [Read more...] about Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
Vote AGAINST Amendment One and Keep the Bible Out of the Constitution
All is not equal in the state of North Carolina. If Mitt Romney orders new address labels stamped with 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we are facing even bigger crimes against equality. I cannot believe we are STILL fighting for equal rights in this country in this century. Land of the … [Read more...] about Vote AGAINST Amendment One and Keep the Bible Out of the Constitution
I am…
I am in support of our troops. That's why I want them to come home. I am progressive. That's why I live with my heart and my head leading the way. I am a spiritual person. That's why I encourage you to worship whom, how, and where you want. I am a believer in … [Read more...] about I am…