Why now? Why ‘switch sides’ now? Why all of a sudden do I see things differently than I ever have before? It is a good question and one I am asking myself. I know I am making many of my friends uncomfortable. I am uncomfortable myself. Yet, I must proceed. There are several reasons my … Continue reading Why Now?
Author: michellegunnin
Getting An Education
As an educator who holds a teaching certificate, I have to keep updated on educational topics in order to maintain that certificate, because a certain number of classroom hours are required to remain current and in good standing. Classes are offered in many different places on many different topics. Many years ago, I took a … Continue reading Getting An Education
Knee on the Neck
I haven’t watched the video. I couldn’t even handle hearing it when my husband was watching it in the same room. Yet, the still image of the knee on the neck, posted in so many places, is etched in my mind. I cannot stop seeing it behind my eyes. They say a picture paints a … Continue reading Knee on the Neck
Ode to Peanut
I have never particularly liked little dogs. I guess growing up with a German Shepherd, I just didn’t see the point in small yip-yip dogs. They always seemed to me to be more accessories for their owners than animals. Bill’s parents had multiple chihuahuas and toy poodles, and most were cute, but I just … Continue reading Ode to Peanut
Deconstruction
Deconstructed food is all the rage these days. It involves separating the components of a dish, and presenting them together. You can have a deconstructed cake, salad, or main dish. Any food item that is usually mixed together can be “unmixed” and served in its separate parts. Chefs will tell you that the way to … Continue reading Deconstruction
Dear Christ Followers
Dear Christ Followers, Our streets are burning with the fire of grief. There is a deep sorrow which has ripped open a wound that has never healed properly. It is raw and gapping and exposed. In ancient days, there would have been the tearing of clothes, there would have been sackcloth and ashes. There would … Continue reading Dear Christ Followers
The Eruption
Pain is erupting. In an explosion, it is shooting miles into the sky. It is red hot and glows in its intensity. It oozes down, scarring the landscape as it goes. There have been rumblings. There have been quakes even. But the tectonic plates, after rubbing together for over a century, have shifted. The pressure … Continue reading The Eruption
I Can’t Breathe
The opposite of love is not hate, it is fear. Hate, like anger, is a red flag that there is something deeper underneath. Something, that when planted and nurtured grows into hate. Hate is the flower, but fear is the seed. Fear is the root that spreads under the ground of human hearts. Like a … Continue reading I Can’t Breathe
Thoughts from the Vulnerable
I am not afraid of death. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, saturated with love and light. How could I be afraid of that? What I am afraid of is the process of dying. This was not always the case. Before my cancer journey, I knew we all … Continue reading Thoughts from the Vulnerable
Accusation
Why is it we are so quick to accuse each other? I don’t remember it always being this way. It seems we have turned into a people who would rather tear each other apart than to be kind to one another. Honestly, it scares me worse than the virus. Since all athletic competitions are on … Continue reading Accusation
