I've been blogging since 2008. I wasn't an early adopter because I'm usually not. But I've been loyal. I am loyal. I don't see myself giving up blogging anytime soon (knock on wood). But, things change. Last night, sitting at the dinner table with H, I heard myself thinking, "The world is …
In Which We Jump
There really are just a few weeks between today and May 1, when we gather together for JumpingTandem: The Retreat. Oh my goodness! Have you registered? Will you be there? Here? Last week, I took a drive up to the retreat center to meet with Dana and Brent, two of the most gracious people you will …
Blind Spots
OK, so. Selma. So far, I've seen it twice. I will probably see it again, at least once. Between the first viewing and the second viewing, the offices of Charlie Hebdo were attacked in France. Also, between my first and second viewings of Selma, the NAACP offices in Colorado Springs were bombed …
Selma. But First, Context.
Context is important. Sometimes, you get dropped into a person's story, and you're not exactly sure how you got there. Or, for that matter, how they got there. So, let me tell you first that I was born in 1964, the same year the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. My first memories are of life in …