Half-Breed

“We’re mutts!”, My sister would joke. It was a longstanding joke in my household. I’ve mentioned before that I am racially mixed and that it has messed with people’s acceptance of me. Oftentimes, people like to place you inside a box with a label. We were taught to resist it. “A simple answer is dishonest.…

The Longest Winter

Dear Reader, I have not written in a while.  I have 7 or so articles just sitting here unpublished. I can blame the holidays, I can blame my kids and our busy schedules or I can just be flat out honest. Honestly, recent events both personal and in this country have left me speechless…. devoid…