Growl for Alabama


Today is another eve of my sanity. In just a few hours, men and women in Alabama will leave their homes to vote for a new senator. The news and my husband are trying to prepare me for another predicted fall of our Country’s morality under the veil of “religious liberty”. Religious liberty doesn’t mean…

Neighbors 101


Some neighbors are lovable and others are not so huggable.   No one likes the nosey neighbor who is always spreading gossip or criticizing us, our house or children.  The creepy neighbor who seems to always pop out of the bushes is scary.   And no one likes the infuriating neighbor who always lets and leaves their…

RESIST- America’s Other branch of Government – We the People


Another American Revolution began with not one but a pandemonium of shots heard around the world. The American people mutiny governance by billionaire tyrants who with a stroke of a pen and a laugh remove and restrict the rights of “We the People.” The battle cry heard around the world, “Resist” Women armored in pink…

Nope. My Vagina’s Votin’ – Not a Gender Vote


Facebook is such a happy place during elections.  All the happy vacation photos turn to political rants that no one has the courage to express anywhere but Facebook. The past few days has been gruesome with several male Facebook friends boldly posting how sad they are that a lot of women are voting their “gender”,…

“What Do You Preach about at a Same-Gender Wedding?”


Originally posted on The Unexpected Pastor:
This past Saturday on a bright beautiful blue-sky fall afternoon next to the glistening Chesapeake Bay, I had the privilege of presiding at a same-gender wedding for the third time.  I hope someday to lose count.  I hope, as someone said during one of the toasts at Saturday’s reception,…