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My Favorite Face Masks: Let’s Keep Each Other Safe
I would be remiss to write a post about my favorite face masks without taking a moment to name the deep sorrow I feel for my home country.
COVID-19 is raging across our country. In the city I live in, Austin, TX, hospitalization rates are higher than they have ever been. And yet people are actively protesting against wearing masks.
I fear that our country is too far gone to ever get back on track. We are too polarized. If wearing masks during a global pandemic is seen as a polarizing political issue instead of a public health issue, how can we recover? How can we get to a … Read More
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Happy LBGTQ+ Pride Month!
Photo from Benson Kua My mind has been in a lot of places this month, but I didn’t want June to end without acknowledging and celebrating LGBTQ+ month. Happy LBGTQ+ Pride Month!
It was such a relief to get good news from the Supreme Court recently. There has been too much bad news under the Trump administration these past four years.
At the school I work at, we try to be explicit about striving to be a welcoming and inclusive community for all people. Here’s our published commitment:
We welcome and affirm people from all: races, religions, ethnicities, nationalities, ability statuses, gender identities, family structures, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic statuses. … Read More
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Happy 7th Birthday, Tate!
Stopping on the side of a road to check out a cotton farm on our way to Big Bend Tate’s 7th birthday is right around the corner. Therefore, as part of our parenting rituals, we write each child a letter on their birthday to encapsulate the past year. Then, it goes into their Easy-Peasy Scrapbook, along with approximately 10 photos. Happy 7th Birthday, Tate!
Hanging out at the school camping trip 
Hanging out with Dad in Lampasas, Texas 
Tate’s Birthday Letter
Dearest Tate,
You continue to bring so much light into our lives! Your name means “cheerful,” and you definitely bring more cheer into our lives!
You constantly make … Read More