The past year has been filled with an indescribable amount of both horror and conflict. At this time a year ago, I was not informed about the so-called “war” between Israel and Palestine. As a white American who is still unpacking the falsehoods I was taught about colonization, I still have so much to learn.… Continue reading I Was Wrong About October 7th
In 2015, I started a Patreon and announced that I was beginning work on a memoir about growing up in a large (or should I say gigantic?) Christian, conservative family. I am the third oldest child of 16 children, and while most of my siblings would end up getting some primary schooling, two of us… Continue reading What’s Going on with the Memoir?
Two days until moving day! We take off on the 12th and there seems to be so much left to do, but we’re making good progress! We are so grateful to everyone who has helped spread the word, donate, and offer other kinds of support. We would be nowhere without you. One supporter was kind… Continue reading Two More Days
Hey everyone, I’m feeling pretty scattered in the process of trying to write updates across seven different platforms (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Patreon/Substack/GoFundMe/Blog), so I’m going to just post the same thing on all of them today. We leave the state in just 13 days – in the afternoon on the 12th of July – and we are stressed… Continue reading Limited Space for Keepsakes
We are in the midst of a very busy time. I haven’t been updating much because my energy is primarily going toward physically demanding tasks. Ryan (now spelled with one “n” instead of two) and I have been dividing up the labor as evenly as possible. Because I’m more physically capable of doing things, he’s… Continue reading 30 Days Until We Move!
We are down to just six weeks before we leave! We are so grateful to the people who have donated to our campaign so far!
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve moved in my adult life. Part of poverty is housing instability, and that means lots of moving. I’m honestly so exhausted from moving over and over, and I’m dreading moving during another birthday for the second year in a row. But the fact remains that we… Continue reading Why do we have to move again?
Learning takes effort and the capacity to wrestle past frustration. What’s referred to as a “learning curve” is more tolerable for some people than for others. While some of this tolerance is innate, a large amount of it comes from experiences. My tolerance for the frustrating process of learning something new is very low. I… Continue reading Letter of Self-Compassion: Learning to learn
This past year has been…a lot to survive. It feels like I’ve done very little of what I once loved to do: writing and reading. In the midst of chaotic events, I’m proud of myself for making it through with mental clarity. I put a lot of work into my mental health, and it has… Continue reading Goodbye 2023
Today I did the dishes sitting down, across the course of a few hours, taking breaks between sittings. I did this because I’ve been trying to listen to my body when it needs a break or to not stand. I also did it because yesterday I saw a post saying that refusing to sit down… Continue reading The Rebellious Act of Listening to My Body