Shining Brightly for All to See
June is the month honoring LBGTQ rights. On June 15th, we made a big step forward with the courts. An employer can no longer discriminate against you for who you love.โฃ
On June 12, 1967, the Supreme Court ruled that race and color could no longer dictate who you may love creating Loving Day (named after the couple; yes, their name was Loving!)
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When I ask you to wear a mask, itโs not for you, itโs for me. โฃ This is me a few weeks ago when I had to be tested for COVID. I was sick. I was tired. I was scared. Fortunately, I was negative.โฃโฃYes, it is America and you still have rights, but please understand…
This is where it happened — Ashton Villa. General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865, known as Juneteenth ever since. This is Juneteenth.โฃ This is American history, as well as black history. The end of slavery should be everyoneโs celebration as no one is free until all are free.โฃ All should…
I chose this journey for its flexibility and an acceptance of what I could and would do in my real life, not some candy-colored fake life wherein I wear white without stains and never have roots and am IG ready at all times.
Love. Enough said.
Imagine a puzzle box. It jangles when you shake it. You can hear the soft cardboard pieces slide from one side to the other just begging ย to be laid out on a table and slowly built into the whole they once were. Piece by piece, nooks and crannies connect and a picture emerges. Smiling faces…
My son loves Legos. He really loves Legos! Other kids ask for trips to Disney, he asks for trips to LegoLand. So, yeah, he loves Legos. When my friends at US Family Guide offered a week of camp at Bricks 4 Kidz for my son and a coupon for my readers, you should have seen…
It’s the Golden Globes which I love! And I hate. I love that Amy and Tina are hosting. Yes, I’m on a first name basis with them. They just don’t know it yet. Which leads to me to why I hate award season. Those of you who have put up with known me for a…
Welcome to another episode of Friday Fragments and as we officially move into the holiday season, I am sure that I will become more and more fragmented. Thanksgiving has passed and I have to share. I roasted my first turkey. I even have pics to prove! The turkey turned out beautifully but the dinner…
Okay, it is summer and it is hot, Hot, HOT! Austin has had 31 days in a row of at least 100 degrees. We have had no measurable rain. And with the kids home, it is essential to keep my cool. Sometimes that is not so easy. These kids can go from the most loving…
It’s Friday! Before I was a mom, that meant something but post-children, it doesn’t have quite the Zing! While the alarm doesn’t have to ring at 6:00 to make it to school, I don’t sleep in. No… my children miraculously rise on their own and wake me on days that they don’t have school….
