I AM:

I am an activist for children.

I believe all children are precious. We as a society need to put more of our resources into making sure all children have what they need to thrive.

All opinions expressed are my own formed during my life journey.

I reserve the right to change my mind based on new information.

I am willing to discuss any belief I have with anyone who is willing and able to have a conversation about it

_______________________________________________________________________

I am a spiritual truth seeker. I am a widow, I am a step-mom, aunt, great-aunt, grandma, mother-in-law, daughter, step-daughter, sister, step-sister and sister-in-law. I am a Marine Corp veteran, retired telecommunications engineer, former prayer associate and former youth residential behavioral health care worker. These are all part of who I am today and who I will become as I continue my journey.

I was never blessed with having any biological children but my life has been filled and blessed with nieces, nephews, step children and grandchildren. A few years ago I really started questioning my life and wanting it to mean more than just making money. I started studying with Unity School of Christianity, eventually leaving my corporate telecommunications job and becoming a prayer associate with Silent Unity. During that time I kept getting prayer calls for children in need, children in danger and felt the call to do more. I found a job in a residential facility for youth with behavioral challenges most of whom are in the foster care system. It is very different from anything I have ever done. I learned so much about myself and society in the two years I worked with those “throwaway” kids.

We need to be the voice for children, because they are the future and our society really does not listen or pay much attention until the damage is done.

We as citizens, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters and brothers need to pay attention to what our city, county and state legislators are doing. We need to pay attention to the laws they want to impose. We need to look for candidates that are most likely to help improve our children’s future, when we find them we need to support them and be sure to vote. We need to continue to interact with those candidates and our elected officials letting them know what our priorities are for children.

I believe that the best thing that any adult can do for children today is to pay attention to the local, county and state policies (politics). A lot of the time even if an bill is passed at the national level, the states have to decide to participate. This is especially true of the issues that impact our everyday lives, like health care, child care and education.