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Save Our Children

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024Amy Schisler

Let me begin this post by admitting that I did not vote for Kamala Harris for President. More importantly, I did not vote for Donald Trump either. And though I’ve been told that it’s a very old-fashioned notion, I still believe that my vote is between me, the ballot box, and God, so I have no intention of sharing to whom my vote went. What I want to share is how our children are in trouble, and we may be the only ones who can save them.

I bring up my vote first so there is no mistake that I am not a Trump supporter. Right now, I’m not a supporter of any political party or politician. But I am a supporter of my daughters and granddaughter and all future generations, and we have an opportunity before us to save our children before it’s too late.

Listing for Love

November 4, 2015August 5, 2020Amy Schisler

I am a list maker. I’ve been a list maker since I first learned to write and realized the magic that accompanies crossing off things accomplished. Sometimes, the more I cross off, the more I add to my list. I’ve had a list on my desk for about a month now that lays out all that I want to accomplish this fall. My Katie laughs when she reads it because one item is “Write a book.”

“You’re always writing a book, Mom, but that’s so cute.”

Yes, I’m always writing a book, but to see it on a list makes it real, makes it something that must be done and must be crossed off. It’s a means to an end. Read more →