Category Archives: Reflections
Hopeful
Dear God, thank you for the hope I am feeling in this moment. Help us all to lean into that hope to make meaningful change for those we love and those we don’t yet know. Remind us that people are … Continue reading
Love of a Sibling
My joyful, bright, freckle-faced younger brother was voted “Joe High School” in his yearbook. Less affable, more opinionated, I was voted “Most Likely to be Heard.” But decades later, no noise could stop the addiction Matt developed to prescription OxyContin. … Continue reading
The Fight
Every once in a while, one person stands up and says from the heart, “I’m in this fight because it’s the right fight. And I will stay here until we make change.” Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments … Continue reading
May Day: Workers First
I love the Opt Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader Another May Day has come … Continue reading
God’s Plan
My mother shared with me how she chose not to attend college so she could marry my father in the 1960s, but she always held on to her dream of becoming a home economics teacher. Three children later, though she … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 