Advocate

Today is Blog Action Day wherein people all over are joining together to think and write about poverty. It's a big task to undertake, and quite frankly, I'm not completely sure where to start. As I sit writing this I am thinking about the state budget cuts that are set to be announced later today. And, of course, I can't help but think every day about the larger economic crisis facing our country and the globe.  read more »

I am upset. I guess upset doesn’t quite describe the undercurrent of fury that’s clouding my day to day activities. And no, it’s not the driver who cut me off on 95 today or the tantrum my kid threw that caused me to be late for work. I’m mad because I can’t seem to get a grip on where my once disposable income is going.  read more »

As the warm summer breeze drifts into a cool autumn air and as the endless hours of daylight are interrupted by the darkness of night, we know that fall is upon us.

Fall. It’s a time of change, of preparing for the winter months to come. It’s also a time when a very important question lingers on every child’s mind…what am I going to be for Halloween??!  read more »

I began this week doing the food stamp challenge and I am sorry to say that I have had to stop.  The reason, I am a single mom & there isn't enough food in my house for me to make 2 meals each night.   read more »

It's Day 4 of the Challenge, and I'm home sick from work today. I'm laying on the couch, bored, and thinking about what I can eat. I have about an hour before it would be reasonable to break into my lunchmeat, but, again, that oatmeal just didn't do it for me this morning.  read more »