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A Tribute We Didn’t Choose for Black History Month
It’s Black History Month and I recently was inspired by the posting on Lori Tharps’ My American Meltingpot blog offering concrete activities to celebrate the month. But I didn’t think I’d have such a different experience to add to her list – attending the funeral of an African American friend. On Friday, the calm day…
Feature in the new Pepsi Refresh blog
Pepsi’s got a whole new marketing approach – seeking to make impact, soliciting ideas from folks who want to make a difference in the world, then everyone can vote on their favorite projects to get funded. They’ve also got a blog partnering with Good Magazine featuring good stories. I’m delighted to be featured with Growing…
Talking About the Devastation in Haiti with our Children
“Mommy, what if you found me under a building? What if I died?” This is the reaction of my 6 yr old to seeing an early New York Times slide show of Haiti devastation (this showed destruction of buildings and injuries, but no dead bodies). We discussed what it might be like for families there…
Talking to My Children About Injustice, Praying About it, and the Trial for 7 Innocents in Tehran
Once school started the first week of January, everyone’s schedules kicked into high gear. But something stopped my family in our tracks last week, and each day for the last few, we found time to get together to pray, beseech, contemplate and think beyond our immediate circumstances. In spite of the busy-ness, we acknowledged so…
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