Tag Archives: climate change
FMM 9 27 19 Regeneration
“If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” ~ Maya Angelou. Ninety-nine years ago, my father was born, the third child of a truck driver and his housewife. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood knowing that the only way out of poverty was education. […]
FMM 3 29 19 Mother and Child Reunion
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver. I am the youngest in my family. I found that to be frustrating as a child, as I had no baby brothers or sisters to play with. My mother was unmoved by my requests. She often declared herself to ‘have no maternal […]
FMM 10 07 16 Thankful
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche. I grew up in a God-fearing household. When your father is a minister, and a seven-day-a-week-Christian, there is no escaping the religious routines and rituals. Grace was expected before every meal, whether silently before breakfast, or out loud at the family meal. […]
