CJ’s Timely Tales -

The crescendo of voices of protest rising against Trump policies reminds me I am not alone in wanting America to continue this journey to build a human community that works...

From finding a motel, making it to dinner, getting the last spots on the morning’s sold-out ferry, seeing a finback whale on the trip back, and having fantastic weather, we...

Is America also in decline? It certainly feels like it. I want to feel about America the way I did today—enjoying the community joining together to cheer their children on,...

Friends in Israel cheered Trump; my friends in Iran cursed him and us. All of them are held hostage to heinous governments, just like we are. When are they innocent...

This is the tale of mamma bird’s first nest, “A nest, a nest—I must build a nest. For my eggs, it must be the best.”

I tried to convince Ella not to get her nose pierced, but knew I would lose the battle. Her mom and dad had already consented. I have other grandkids with...

This account is from 2012, a time when the US was actively engaged in the welfare of the world. I watch in horror as I see Trump dismantling the NGO’s...

Will we wake from our slumber? Will it be soon enough?

It took a few days after being touted as a superwoman to return home, where I was treated more like a bit of furniture. My daughters love me, but to...

We are not wealthy, but we are not poor. Education has allowed us to be fully contributing members of society, independent and aware. Curse this president and the dark future...