Monthly Archives: February 2025

FMM 2 28 2025 Happy place, Sad reason

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” ~ Marianne Williamson. I first learned about hurricanes when I was almost eight years old and traveling to Jamaica on the S.S. Ascania with my family and a […]

FMM 2 21 2025 No Dominion!

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant.” ~ Maximilien Robespierre. I have always been a lover of words.  Except once when I heard a new word, spoken in a sentence, by a person I had very little respect for.  She happened to be my boss.  […]

FMM 2 14 2025 Hope Springs Maternal

“Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,” ~ Emily Dickinson. I always knew I would have children.  Lots of them.  I remember being quite young when I held a baby, she was about seven months old, and she promptly tried to bite […]

FMM 2 7 2025 No Fury

“The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.” ~ William Jennings Bryan. When I was no more than twelve or thirteen, I came home one day from school for lunch, which was my usual habit.  I was not expecting […]