Category Archives: Childhood

Two Lessons from Mister Rogers and Reverend Schoener

*In honor of the legendary Mister Rogers’ birthday, I’m publishing my story that originally ran in the Severna Park Voice’s April 2021 edition. Fred Rogers would have turned 98 today—but his life’s work, and the kindness he championed, lives on. Not unlike the late Rev. Dr. W. Terry Schoener, who knew him. Growing up, IContinueContinue reading “Two Lessons from Mister Rogers and Reverend Schoener”

My first grade self would be appalled

This is one of the hardest blogs I’ve ever had to write. Maybe ever. It’s not my usual lighthearted, silly post. But sometimes staying quiet feels heavier than speaking up. Because silence isn’t neutral. Silence is complicity. Like many people—including the tens of thousands protesting—I’m beyond disheartened watching the current chaos surrounding Immigration and CustomsContinueContinue reading “My first grade self would be appalled”