Christian Principles, Native Americans and the Earth

May 3, 2010

I read something today that is so beautiful I just had to share it.The following thoughts from Thom WhiteWolf Fassett’s book, Giving Our Hearts Away: Native American Survival, have really struck a cord with me. It doesn’t just apply to the abuse Native Americans have gone through, it applies to the abuse our children will [...]

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Yes, I WANT Bats to Live in My Backyard

April 22, 2010

Warm weather has settled in where I live, and it’s oh so lovely! But as I sit outside on my porch with my babies, or hang clothes on the line in sweet solitude, in the back of my mind I can’t help but think about the visitors that will soon be wrecking this most serene [...]

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Is Higher Education a Worthy Cause?

April 11, 2010

I received a solicitation from my alma mater today. The letter was from the president, asking for a donation to the university’s annual fund for scholarships.
“Very few human activities have a greater impact on life than education and the dissemination of knowledge,” the letter stated. “The benefits of education…have a greater and lasting impact on [...]

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Pills

April 6, 2010

My friend Amber is headed off on a Caribbean cruise this weekend, and we sat on the phone yesterday and chit-chatted about how wonderful it was going to be. The conversation turned to the usual things—beaches, cocktails and, of course, getting a great tan. I mentioned to her that I had read recently about an [...]

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Zoos: Abuse of nature or a learning experience?

March 19, 2010

I actually first wrote a version of this essay my freshman year of college, though what you see here is much shorter. I took out several peeves mentioned in my original version, since a lot of it was speculation and would require some actual research into the ways zoos worked to make the points valid. [...]

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A Love Affair with My Clothesline

March 12, 2010

I love my clothesline. Really. Just thinking about it makes me smile.
It’s just so beautiful.  Visually and spiritually speaking. And it’s just one more of those things that makes me realize how ridiculous aspects of our lives have become. The thought of not just having, but PAYING FOR, a machine to dry my clothes seems [...]

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Could Americans Handle the Libertarian Way?

February 26, 2010

I’ve voted Democrat since I was legally able to mark a ballot. There were two reasons for my choice.
The first was because my parents are die-hard Democrats.  I’ve always thought my parents were very good people with good heads on their shoulders, and though I didn’t, and still don’t, have a great understanding of politics, [...]

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My First CSA Season

February 22, 2010

I’m very proud to say that this spring, I will be able to answer the question posed on this tshirt: Who’s Your  Farmer?
The answer, for me, is Daniel. A guy I met very recently at my first meeting of the Abilene Guild for Natural Living. I knew right away that I liked him. There was [...]

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The Overlooked Emotional Effects of a Cesarean

February 18, 2010

“Smile, you have a healthy baby!”
from http://www.ceserean-art.com

“You know I’ve never felt a single contraction,” my friend Amy said the other day. I raised an eyebrow, seeing as she has two children. “Yeah, they just told me when to be at the hospital and I had two c-sections and that was it!”
Amy’s c-section experiences don’t bother [...]

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The Epidural Battle

February 16, 2010

My 40-week journey with my obstetrician was a struggle to say the least. Each visit was just a mess of stress—for both of us. Many things that were said still bother me, but the most bothersome to me even after all this time was the epidural battle.
Dr. O (you can read more about him here) [...]

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