I’ve started this post multiple, multiple times. It’s been very hard, even though I’ve written about this topic several times before including here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4931 and plenty other places. But luck – or maybe divine intervention- was with me today. This morning at church we sang the Hymn “Help Us to Accept Each Other” by Frank Kahn. And it spoke to my… Read more »
Unfortunately, this year this observance is more important than ever. Today is World Day of Social Justice. Basic human rights are under attack for the LGBT+ community. Racism is rampant. Misogyny is almost fashionable in certain circles. Poverty and homelessness are everywhere. As a species we need to do better. And in spite of everything going on in the… Read more »
My sister and I are very fortunate in a few ways. Neither of us have ever had a cavity. We have never had a fight that left us not speaking to each other for weeks or months at a time. Neither of us have had to bail the other out from jail. Our parents are in very good health for… Read more »
I’m writing this the day before Super Bowl LIX, but by the time you read this the game will be over and done with. And that’s fine, because I genuinely don’t care who wins. I’m not going to be talking about whether or not the refs hand games to the Chiefs or whether or not Josh Allen should have won… Read more »
Today is another self- explanatory day. It’s Pay a Compliment day! This day was founded in 1995 in Chicago when a bus passenger noticed the driver stop to pick someone up who wasn’t at a bus stop on a cold winter day. He complimented the driver for being a good human, and this made such an impact on the bus… Read more »
I’ve never had a great immune system. When I was a kid I got every bug that went around school at least once. Even into adulthood I had ear infections, strep throat, stomach bugs, etc. more often than the average bear. I’d just accepted it as part of who I was, just like being freakishly tall and having green eyes…. Read more »