by Hollye Dexter | Dec 6, 2014 | courage, Eric Garner, Grimke sisters, Michael Brown, Sue Monk Kidd, Tamir Rice
The past several weeks, as my heart broke watching the news accounts of the Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner tragedies and protests, I’ve been reading “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. The book takes place in the early 1800s and is a...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 16, 2011 | animal rights, courage, justice, Save Stitch
Perhaps one of the greatest gifts I received this Holiday season was a letter I received from the twelve-year-old daughter of a friend. This little girl, Emma, is unbelievably bright and has had to grow up fast, losing her father Scott, our friend, at only five years...
by Hollye Dexter | Sep 3, 2011 | childhood fear, courage, how to help kids face fear, joy of parenting, life lessons, parenting
The other day, Troy, Evan and I were in the mountains walking our dog Stitch when Evan developed a sudden fear of red ants on the ground. These are the same ants we walk over on our hikes every single day, but now he wanted me to carry him and protect him from the...
by Hollye Dexter | Sep 4, 2010 | courage, life lessons, ridding your life of negative energy, self doubt, self esteem, self-limiting beliefs, writing
Recently I watched a fascinating documentary on elephants. There was an alarming escalation of elephants rampaging through Indian villages, trampling people to death. Generally speaking, elephants are peaceful, but something was changing them, and this filmmaker was...
by Hollye Dexter | May 27, 2010 | courage, the power of love
At this moment, it certainly could be said that chaos is swirling all around me. That bothers me so much that I’m up at 2:30am writing about it. Chaos is the last friggin thing I want in my life. Throughout my life I’ve watched other people who seem to have it all...