What use is a mega church if it isn’t on the frontlines helping those in need? Where are all the funds & donations going, if not to feed the hungry, house the homeless and sheltering and clothing the needy in its local community?. NOW is the time for the religious communities to live the gospel of Jesus. Where are they now?
Author: Julie
Raven, My Sweet Girl
Here’s a great way to use up those scraps of yarn!
Hitler’s Willing Executioners
Anyone want to read a book with me? This book has been on my personal reading list for several years and I think now is the time for me to finally read it.
Portrait of an Eskimo Woman
One of my mother’s early paintings, probably painted in the late 60s/early 70s.
Some late season Gardenia blooms
Here’s a gift! Some late season Gardenia blooms brighten up my yard with their divine scent.
Raven is a sweetie
“White Privilege” & Confronting My Own Racism
When I read the essay I’ve linked below, I remembered a conversation about race I had several years ago with a black coworker, a man who I respected and who was a friend, and a safe person to discuss such things…I knew he would not be offended by my questions and would be honest in his answers. He commented that he knew that many white women were uneasy around him when they encountered him on the street. He told me he noticed the women in their cars as he walked by, the expressions on their faces as they looked to make sure their doors were locked. I thought to myself, “I do that too when I’m in my car.”
It opened my eyes to the insidious racism that infects my thinking. When I catch myself, I take conscious effort to root it out. It is a continuous effort.
At least I am aware that it exists. Awareness at least challenges me to be better, to do better, to confront these thoughts.
In the last several months , I have been confronted with the concept of “white privilege.” I’m not sure I fully comprehend yet what it means to me as a white woman, how I need to acknowledge it, and what actions I need to take in my own life to root it out, but I am trying.
“It isn’t Richard Spencer calling the cops on me for farming while Black. It’s nervous White women in yoga pants with ‘I’m with Her’ and ‘Coexist’ stickers on their German SUVs.”
My VW Cabrio gets a Makeover: Phase 2 is Complete
Phase 2 of my Volkswagon’s makeover is completed . . . a new top!
The original top was beige, but I decided to go with a darker one since the beige top was near impossible to clean.
My VW Cabrio gets a Makeover
Here’s some new car news for my friends who are interested….
I’ve been driving my 1996 VW Cabrio for 21 years. It turned over 200,000 miles on the speedometer about a month or so ago.
I looked around at new cars a few months ago and didn’t see anything that excited me. So I took my car to my mechanic and asked him to look it over carefully. He performed some routine maintenance on it, replaced some things, and told me the car’s engine and transmission were in great shape. So I decided to keep driving it!
I left it at a body shop for Part 1 of a two part makeover a few weeks ago and got it back this week. Part 2 of it’s makeover happens on August 1.
