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Good work continues as Roe ends

I found out that Roe v. Wade was overturned from a text from a pro-life group that I have supported in the past. I was surprised at the emotions that almost overcame me. Tears of joy came to my eyes, and when I called to tell my husband, he was surprised he got emotional too. Abortion has been federally legal my entire life, and most of my husband’s life. I was born two years after Roe v. Wade. It’s always made me angry to think that a body of nine men - nine justices - passed this down to my generation. To me, abortion is the barbaric act of ending the life of an innocent child, an innocent human being. Whether you believe that the life that was terminated was viable outside the womb or not, or nothing more than a clump of cells, it is a human life nonetheless through all stages, and that is what’s being snuffed out. For years I have heard the argument that pro-life people only care about keeping the child alive to birth, and then that’s it - they don’t care about the mother and her s...
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A problem to complex for politics

  Evil is in the heart of every person. All you have to do is carry on a conversation with any man, woman, or child for any length of time, and you can pick up that every single person can be selfish. And it starts from the moment we are born.  However, there is evil that we see that is so heinous that it’s hard for us to wrap our minds around, which is actually a good thing because having your mind in a place where it can level with an 18-year-old young man who would slaughter 19 innocent children in a Uvalde, Texas classroom, is not a good place for your mind to be. In the aftermath of that shooting, and after other mass shootings in the past, I often see people criticize others for voicing they are praying for victims and families, that there should be action taken and not just prayers. There is nothing wrong with wanting to take action when innocent people are murdered, especially children, but why would anyone criticize a person wanting to pray for those who were hurt by ...
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50 Years of Marriage

As I write today, my parents celebrate 50 years of marriage. When I was a kid, I didn’t think that was a big deal. I can remember both sets of my grandparents reaching that milestone, as well as a set of great-grandparents. Now, as I sit here in my late 40s, married with children, I realize that being married for 50 years to the same person is a feat. Marriage is hard. It forces you to put yourself second to someone, even when that person may not be acting very nice. It forces you to compromise constantly - on where to eat, what to watch on television, on housework, and what things to do when you go out. And more seriously, it forces you to compromise on things like where to live and who works what hours and who takes care of the kids. It also forces you to say, “I’m sorry,” sometimes. You don’t get to just do what you want when you want as you did as a single person. When you are married to and share a home and a life with someone, you have to take their needs and wants into considera...
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The transgender movement hurts women

(I wrote this for my local newspaper column in July 2021. This week a biological man has won a women's NCAA championship in swimming, so I thought it was very relevant to share again here. If this continues, the best aspiring little athletic girls have to look forward to is second place to a man.) Yes, I said it, and more of us should be saying it. The transgender movement is hurting women. Women are in danger of being erased in sports. As a woman, former athlete, and mother of a female high school athlete, I am appalled to see girls and women lose to biological men who compete against them as women in sports. You will see a few in the Olympics, like the power lifter from New Zealand. I mean why should these women even bother to show up? These transgender women are not only cheating women out of victories and even college scholarships with an unfair physical advantage, but they are setting records that women will most likely never reach. Like I said… erased. I know it’s a hip thin...
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A parent fan

My husband told me a few days ago that he was sure I loved those nail-biter games my kids play. I actually had to pause and think if that was really true. Yes, one of my greatest joys is to watch my children perform. I look forward to every football game, basketball game, play, track meet, recital… whatever they’re involved in, but it is also extremely painful to watch them compete or perform at times. My daughter has been involved in some very competitive basketball games lately, and although basketball is my favorite sport to watch, and was my favorite sport to play, I am almost sick to my stomach before some of these important games even start. And during the intense and close games, I can get very worked up. I can hear my heart pounding in my chest before the first quarter is over. I’m sure most of you parents out there feel the same way. I remember watching one Winter Olympics, and they had a camera on a set of American parents whose daughter was competing in ice skating. As I wat...
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Vaccine Madness

A recent Rasmussen poll got my attention. This poll, related to Covid-19 and vaccines, was taken by 1,016 likely voters on Jan. 5. One question asked was if you favored the federal or state government fining Americans for not taking the Covid-19 vaccine. There were 34% of those people who favored fines. When broken down, 55% of Democrats in the poll said fines should be imposed while 19% of Republicans approved this measure. Another question was if you were in favor of putting people in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get the vaccine. Although 71% of the total people polled strongly opposed it, 45% of Democrats were OK with it while 14% of Republicans also were in favor of it. When asked the question if they would be in favor of imprisoning individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publicans, 67% overall opposed this measure. However, 48% of Democrats were in favor of imprisoni...
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An Anniversary Observed

  When I first think of the word anniversary, I think of something cheery, but I know that some anniversaries are dates you dread. I write this on the 10th anniversary, Jan. 27, 2022, of my husband's death. I often don’t know how to act or feel when this day comes around. Should I feel sad and grieve, or should I celebrate the time I had with him? I guess the best answer to that question for anybody is that there is no right or wrong thing to do. It depends on the person and the situation. There are times when this anniversary comes around, and I am so busy with life that I forget. There are other times that I just reflect on things. There are also times I just don’t want to think about it. And there are some times I am really sad. What made me start thinking about this is my daughter. She’s 17 now. She was 7 when her father died, and now has lived longer than she knew him. She has known her step-father more now. It's the same for my son who turned 20 in November - he's li...
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