by paracletepress | Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was deeply thankful for the invitation to speak about this issue at my church two weeks ago. What I was most touched by was the desire to make it a community event and how helpful everyone was in making it a successful evening. I was given an hour to speak with an...
by paracletepress | Dec 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just came back from my second ornament/gift exchange Christmas party this week and realize while driving back home that I have become a lousy gift giver. This year, I pretty much stink at gift giving. In the past years, I have prided myself on a treasure that would...
by paracletepress | Dec 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the opportunity to go to New York City with my mom and my daughter. Our excuse for going was an invitation by a friend, Shayne Moore (check out her book Global Soccer Mom) to attend a World Vision breakfast where Laura Bush was the keynote speaker....
by paracletepress | Oct 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
I had a friend ask me why I am doing this. Why I am blogging about modern day slavery. My response to her was because this is what I can do. I don’t have a lot of skills or resources or connections to make a huge impact in the fight against slavery like some...
by paracletepress | Oct 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
This post is where the writing began. Shayne Moore was in town and had been encouraging me to write about what my local group, San Clemente Abolitionist, were doing. I didn’t know how to begin, so Shayne opened my computer and showed me how to start a blog. The San...
