Here’s my “where I was on that day”…it can get overwhelming to read all of these that will inevitably pop up, but I’m a firm believer in letting people take whatever outlet they need to grieve, here’s mine.  I was sitting in the state mandated high school course for TN seniors, Economics, with literally the most ineptContinue reading “Since everyone needs to decompress today…”

I’m at a rare point in my life, perhaps due to my opinion on providence, where I am sincerely filled with joy by the goings in my life. I love that I have gotten into hiking and I’ve found my peace and new passion there. I am so grateful for this and to live inContinue reading “It’s nice to be happy.”

One of my Facebook friends recently posted a long post about how Park 51 is not about religion, war, or inequality, but about remembering those who lost their lives on 9/11; and that nothing other than a memorial should be placed anywhere near Ground Zero. She also chose to ‘shame’ the president, the governor, and any other supportersContinue reading “Response to a Park 51 objector.”

Recently, I read The Unlikely Discipleby Kevin Roose, on a friend’s suggestion. The basic theme behind this book is bridging the God Divide that exists within our American culture. Roose takes leave of absence the ultra liberal Brown University to attend the ultra conservative Liberty University for a semester. His goal from this semester was to not only humanizeContinue reading “Unlikely.”

I think freedom of religion is a wonderful thing, no matter what boat that puts you in. If you are going to hate a religion for it’s most extreme representatives, then hate Christians for the Holocaust (…or the Crusades, or slavery…) This situation affecting our generation or time allows us the rare opportunity to takeContinue reading “Religious control.”