by Hollye Dexter | Apr 12, 2018 | #resist, Barack Obama, Ellen Degeneres, hope through adversity, marriage equality, Oprah, Societal Woes
These days, I wake in the morning weary with sadness. The world, politics, fear for my country has worn me down. But then, this morning as my kid is eating breakfast, I see Ellen Degeneres on the back of his cereal box, and I feel hope. Ten years ago, we...
by Hollye Dexter | Jun 16, 2017 | #resist, diversity, family, interfaith, motherhood, muslim community, one love, parenting, Resist Xenophobia, Societal Woes, teaching tolerance for other faiths, tolerance
Islamic Society of West Valley/ Inter-faith dinnerLast week, my eleven-year old son Evan confided in me that he’s been having some fears about ISIS, because of all that he’s seen on the news, and heard from friends at school. He told me that a few days before, a...