You took your toddler’s hand and moved them, wobbly feet and all, across the carpet, shared about two bunny ears, and how to make a bow, ducking one inside the hole, and held the back of their bike, as they zoomed and balanced, learning to ride without you. Education is woven into the very identity of […]
All schools in our county, Snohomish County, are mandated by our Governor, Jay Inslee, to be closed for a month-and-a-half due to the Coronavirus starting and spreading in our cities. Some say, the border of our state will close too, as Washington is known for the start, spread, and first death of a virus in our […]
It’s like a wave of grief swells involuntarily in me as my nine-year-old clings to the book we are reading… Addy, an American Girl, was something I wouldn’t let my brown skinned daughter read on her own. It’s about a young child entrenched in a war for her freedom; beaten, made to eat worms. Her father and […]
I didn’t want to do it. I wrestled and fought…but the gentle nudge never faded. If fact, it only got stronger. My mind, will, and emotions wrestled and questioned…but my spirit rose higher and I knew I had to listen. Finally after encountering a day upon my knees…I bowed low, and submitted to what He alone […]