Written by Kelly Wilson // Splat. Thump, thump, thump… Splat. Thump, thump, thump. Today is Saturday, and these are the sounds of tamal assembly. Doña Estela fills the leaves with atole and recado, then plops a pork chunk and red pepper sliver on top, wraps them securely, and hands them to me to tie. And … Continue reading Tamales and Friendship: Food as a Gift
“It’s Good:” Parenting, Family, and Special Needs
Written by Linda Chan Rapp // I checked the time on my cell phone, and then wrote, “Adjourned 7:04 pm,” on my notes for the self-determination advisory committee minutes. Good, I thought; my committee at Harbor Regional Center was ending almost an hour early! Getting out before 8pm meant I had plenty of time to … Continue reading “It’s Good:” Parenting, Family, and Special Needs
A Healing Community: Disability, the Friendship House, and Home
Written by Katie Robinson // I won’t forget the first time James called me his “little sister.” Now our chosen familial bond seems like a given, though he still harkens back to our bond during key moments in our relationship - like when we break even in a game of pool, when we walk around … Continue reading A Healing Community: Disability, the Friendship House, and Home
A Place of Healing: Seeking Justice Through Adoption
Written by Nancy Langford // We longed to be parents. Little did we know when a phone call came late on a Monday night that the next afternoon we would bring home an almost four-year-old and her 17-month old sister. Because we had no child things in our house, they took over our guest room, … Continue reading A Place of Healing: Seeking Justice Through Adoption
Environmental Justice as Peacemaking
Written by Luke Overstreet // “Loving kindness and truth meet together; Righteousness and peace kiss each other. Truth springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven.” Psalm 85:10 I still remember the first time that I ever read Psalm 85. I was sitting under a neem tree near my family’s home in Nouakchott, … Continue reading Environmental Justice as Peacemaking
