Tag: politics

I once held an out-of-the-ordinary job many of you probably don't know about.  Once upon a time, I completed a midlife crisis master's degree in peace and justice studies. My focus was conflict resolution.  And the conflict that captured my heart was the political divide in the United States. In…

A metaphor for the Red/Blue divide in America Toward the end of my book, my politically liberal friend who raised his family in a predominantly conservative suburb says, “I had an understanding all of us were the same. We all wanted healthy kids, families, nice homes and safe neighborhoods. We all…

I feel like we spend most of our time as women, trying to patch up and make the most of the system we inherited. Nana scored on this one. I’m told she wore it all the time!  Let’s talk about politics because it’s such a rare topic (tongue in cheek).…