As many of you know, Congress needs to make a whole-lotta important decisions. One of the issues on the table is the decision to cut funding for a poverty relief program in the US which will affect millions of children & families, leaving them vulnerable to hunger. I am extremely passionate about programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program aka food stamps because I used them once in a time when we were living well below the poverty... Read more
Every 1st Monday of the month, I’ll be taking seriously my One Word for 2013 by joining Kristin, Alyssa, Suzannah, Leigh, Danielle & others to update our one word progress. You can join the OneWord365.com community & use the #onewordupdate hashtag on Twitter to follow along. The word I chose was establish. One aspect I hope to establish deeper this year is not only my relationship with my children but the practices, routines & interactions. ~ The first order of business is to... Read more
netizen |ˈnetəzən| noun a user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or avid one. ~ The one that explains why Feminism matters. And even though “I came out” last week as a non-identifying Feminist I respect and agree with this postion. Feminism matters because there is still so much work to do. Feminism matters because I want to leave the world better off than I found it. Feminism matters because social change is a long-term, high-intensity, slow-moving revolution. Feminism matters... Read more
I hate ordinary time, ordinary things & most of all ordinary Grace. I do enjoy when things are simple. In fact, sometimes I long to make myself and my life more simple. I am first in line to muck up my life with new experiences, new challenges, new temptations and yes, new and exciting sins. I blame it on the ordinary. I blame it on being an Enneagram 7. I blame on blasted genetics. I blame it on me too.... Read more
Unapologetically, I decided I’m going to put some time & energy into selling ad space. If I seem a bit defensive about it, I am. For some reason, I assumed that one little declaration will make you assume the absolute worst of my bloggy aspirations. Here’s why I want to invite sponsorship: ~ I want to give a little oompf to other voices. If you click through to a blog or Etsy shop that you wind up loving... Read more
I never thought I, Grace Biskie could have a “vulnerability hangover” but I did. And I had it in a major way: snotty tears, anxiety shakes, desires to disappear from the interwebs. I responded so strongly, it made me wonder if I have what it takes to write the book I’d like to write and consequently cower in fear over my deeply personal & vulnerable essay coming out in a book this Fall(!?!?) I missed several posts & deadlines and... Read more
Love yourself not because you have to love yourself first before others will. ~ Love yourself not because you think you are somehow prettier or smarter, a better mother, cook or person than someone else. Love yourself because you are made in the image of a beautiful artistic creator. ~ Love yourself because you have inherent worth as a daughter of God. ~ Love yourself because God looks at you and declares “that is good.” ~ Love yourself because there... Read more
A few weeks ago, a bunch of bloggers wrote on the topic of sex, virginity & sexuality. It became known as impromptu sex week. <—–Click through the links here if you want to see what all the hub-bub was about. I was pretty thrown off by the cruel words being thrown around, both in comments, on Twitter & in posts. For awhile now, this type of behavior has been something that’s made me wonder if I want to be a part... Read more
For all my life, for one reason or another -often many reasons- I’ve never been able to align or agree with any Feminists on enough issues to want to identify myself as one. A few weeks ago, I was trying to figure this out and put pen to paper to do so. This is the beginnings of what I came up. I don’t pretend to know all the issues and I’m not a deep theologian type but I know to... Read more
netizen |ˈnetəzən| noun a user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or avid one. ~ The one that reminds me why Ash Wednesday & Lent matter (even though, yes, Ash Wednesday has passed)… “On Ash Wednesday and throughout Lent, we’re invited to a time to look at our missteps and our regrets, our longings and our losses, and offer them all to God, who not only accepts them but transforms them. After all, in sending His Son to suffer with... Read more
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