Author Archives: earthysara
Texas (Self-)Righteousness
… as much as we expressed my concerns to the prenatal doctor at every visit, I didn’t qualify for the more extensive tests until about 22 weeks when I got the amniocentesis that confirmed, to our great relief, that everything was fine. Continue reading
No Pink or Blue Explosions
We know, we know, because some of you have told us: you want to know! Boy or girl? Pink or blue? Yeah, yeah… the most important thing is that they baby is healthy. It doesn’t matter, really. But you REALLY … Continue reading
We Will Not Be Quiet
I was feeling anything but safe, but I was sitting at the kid’s table at my Mom’s church with my daughters, using watercolors on construction paper, painting the word “SAFE.” My cell phone started receiving text messages from my boss, … Continue reading
Survivors are NOT Lori Saldaña’s Political Pawns
Here are people who have come forward with claims of sexual harassment against local, powerful men Lori Saldaña has not supported: All the women who publicly accused Bob Filner of sexual harassment, plus Todd Bosnich, Justin Harper, Isabel Vasquez, and … Continue reading
Opinion: #MeToo Democratic Women ‘Will Not Be Quiet’ at Annual Party Dinner
Original post: https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2018/04/05/metoo-democratic-women-will-not-be-quiet-at-annual-party-dinner/ By Carol Kim and Alexis Olbrei The #MeToo movement marches forward in San Diego with this weekend’s “we will not be quiet” action at the 38th annual Roosevelt Dinner, which is the San Diego County Democratic Party’s major gala and awards event. … Continue reading
Swords into Ploughshares
It can feel gratifying to fight. To win a protracted debate, point by point. But this can quickly become counterproductive if we’re not careful. Loving our enemies, as I was reminded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sermon, does not … Continue reading
Hurting People Hurt…
If “hurting people hurt people,” and the people they hurt react in ways that cause further injury in return, is that some kind of karmic cycle of deserved pain? Is it possible for one person to disappoint and wound another … Continue reading
Love, Power, and Justice for Children
My junior year of college I took the most collegiate class ever, at my Christian university, from Dr. Leffel. It combined principles of Nazarene (Wesleyan) theology and psychology, and included challenging deep texts and high-level conversation. I loved it. But … Continue reading
Know better, do better, help children thrive post-divorce.
Last night as I was pretending to sleep during a bout of insomnia, some of my worst memories resurfaced. My early adulthood was traumatic. I was married at 20 and had my first child at 21. We scraped by on … Continue reading
Anatomy of an Apology, and Living Atonement
So, how does one apologize? If things have become so broken and toxic between two people that the parties no longer speak, and either via spoken or unspoken agreement there is no contact, how does one extend a for-real, heartfelt, … Continue reading
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