current events – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Making changes, because Black Lives Matter /post/2020/06/15/blm-resources/ /post/2020/06/15/blm-resources/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:47:29 +0000 /?p=8446 Life is heavy lately. I was already worn out by all things pandemic and now I’m grieving about all of the recent events (and hundreds of years of events) towards our Black community. There was yet another murder this weekend … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/06/15/blm-resources/feed/ 0 It’s two years later and I have the same thoughts on gun control. /post/2017/11/06/gun-control-2/ /post/2017/11/06/gun-control-2/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:39:29 +0000 /?p=7692 I’m just going to leave the link to this post right here, because I wrote it almost two years ago and it’s still more applicable than ever, unfortunately. We need to fix this because mamas shouldn’t need to fear bringing their … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/11/06/gun-control-2/feed/ 4 It was a big weekend for our nation. /post/2017/01/23/womens-march/ /post/2017/01/23/womens-march/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:46:52 +0000 /?p=7193 I can’t let this historical weekend go without writing down / sharing a few thoughts. First, I watched the inauguration speech given by Trump and I was unimpressed and uninspired. I will never root against him because I want him … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/01/23/womens-march/feed/ 12 Moving forward /post/2016/11/12/election/ /post/2016/11/12/election/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:50:07 +0000 /?p=7036 I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent way more time on Facebook than I should have over the last several days. Or rather, since the election. It’s been so distracting, and not in a good way. I mean, an HGTV binge … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/12/election/feed/ 6 The next day. /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/ /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:06:21 +0000 /?p=7029 I’m in complete disbelief over the results of this election and I’ll need a while to process everything. But this is what I know right now. I know that in my household, love, kindness and acceptance will always win. I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/09/the-day-after/feed/ 14 Another perspective. /post/2016/10/25/another-perspective/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:25:27 +0000 /?p=6988 My good wonderful, brave friend wrote the following post on Facebook and told me I could share it. So I’m leaving this here. I am one of the very few and very unlucky mothers who, for both medical and ethical reasons, likely … Continue reading →

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]]> Three Issues I’m Thinking About /post/2016/06/06/current-events-3/ /post/2016/06/06/current-events-3/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:59:10 +0000 /?p=6644 I’ve been writing exclusively a lot about parenting lately, but I do think about other things, believe it or not! Although I will admit, I try to keep my brain relatively light now that it’s summer. I’ve been reading chick-lit … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/06/06/current-events-3/feed/ 25 Mourning /post/2015/06/18/charleston-shooting/ /post/2015/06/18/charleston-shooting/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2015 02:53:49 +0000 /?p=5753 I’m distracted today and it seems inauthentic to write about anything other than the shooting at the church in Charleston. I spent this morning praying for the victims and for our world. I mourned for the loss of life and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/06/18/charleston-shooting/feed/ 2 Because I can’t NOT post about Ferguson. /post/2014/11/25/ferguson/ /post/2014/11/25/ferguson/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:11:00 +0000 http://72d42929-9b98-4dd4-8c04-49b78766dbf6 I can’t bring myself to post about anything other than Ferguson right now. This is the ‘problem’ (or maybe it’s a perk, actually) of not planning ahead and keeping a few blog posts drafts on file. I tried to write … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/11/25/ferguson/feed/ 0 World events – they happen and we should all be informed! /post/2014/10/15/current-events/ /post/2014/10/15/current-events/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:54:00 +0000 http://f726c9b4-4d19-4a6f-bdf3-864a959ac4c9 I like to think that I’m a fairly non-judgmental person, but I’m not sure I always succeed. I mean, I don’t act judgmentally towards people (if I can help it) but I definitely think that there are best ways to … Continue reading →

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