“It’s still dark out as I enjoy the calm before the storm, but the house is starting to stir. One of my 8-year-old twins pokes me in the arm and loudly ‘whispers’ in my ear, ‘MOM IS IT THE WEEKEND?’
Ugh. Is it the weekend…that’s a good question? I had no idea.
A few hours later, the house is buzzing with lively zoom lessons, homework scattered on the floor, and our large, very large, and loud dog incessantly barking at the Amazon delivery guy down the block.”
“I’ve felt deep, deep sadness this week for the 19 million women and girls across the earth in Afghanistan. Eleven million women in America head back to college in the coming weeks and 144 women sit in our U.S. Capitol leading our country. Sadly, the women now ruled by the Taliban face a sudden and horrifying shift in their lives that we can’t fathom here.”
“The NextDoor dings on my phone have been more frequent this year. The swoosh of my Ring app joins the occasion. These high-tech versions of the old ‘neighborhood watch’ can raise our awareness, but also our blood pressure.”
“I get it, it’s hard to keep up with the news these days. But some stories are too important to let slide. And this is one. In late June, Ben Markus at Colorado Public Radio reported a nursing home scandal — not in New York but right here in Colorado.”