Very well put! And your Ruth represents the best in us all and does so with her great smile!.
When my family moved back to the states in 61 after 3 yrs in Germany we travel from San Antonio to rural Louisiana to visit relatives. I was 11. Had come from a school on a military base where we had all varied race backgrounds. So we stop at a Texaco station for a potty break in Louisiana and I had to choose between "white" or " colored" bathroom. I chose colored. When I got back in the car I asked my parents why they called it colored when the walls were painted white? My parents said that was proof that racism has to be taught and they hoped my sister and i would be able to grow up as adults where we never had to explain it to our future children.
Sadly some laws changed but so may people are still so stuck in the not- so-brightly painted colored bathroom.
Thanks so much for sharing this story Sandy. Every time I think we are finally making good progress, it feels like we end up going backwards. Fortunately, our faith helps me to continue believing that our current state isn't final and that better days are not only possible but one day inevitable. Peace be with you my friend.
Thanks, John, for your stand for acceptance and diversity. We get so much from our friends who are not white skinned. Just look at those top two football teams playing today! Actually when I saw your heading I thought you might be writing about my big European bunny I raised as a kid, Big Foot Wallace. Remember, he was really bad, kicking dogs in the face if they ventured too close. Now that thought really dates me, but I'll be watching the real Bad Bunny today, and cheering for those Seahawks, no matter what color skin the Good Lord blessed them with!
Hello Don! Always great to hear from you. And yes, I absolutely remember those stories about Big Foot Wallace! Ruth and I were always big fans. You were like the Will Rogers of our group during those years and I still remember them fondly. Hope all is well for you and please say howdy to your sweetie for us too.
Hey Bob, thanks for the note. We may be driving through Denver this coming August. If it works out I'll reach out to see if you guys are around and if we could pull off a drink or bite to eat and catch up!
Hey Kate, you, Ruth and Cathy are all definitely kindred spirits! It was an awesome show and I read that it ended up with more viewers than the actual game. Ruth got me a bad bunny shirt too and I've been wearing it everywhere. He's my cool bunny :)
Very well put! And your Ruth represents the best in us all and does so with her great smile!.
When my family moved back to the states in 61 after 3 yrs in Germany we travel from San Antonio to rural Louisiana to visit relatives. I was 11. Had come from a school on a military base where we had all varied race backgrounds. So we stop at a Texaco station for a potty break in Louisiana and I had to choose between "white" or " colored" bathroom. I chose colored. When I got back in the car I asked my parents why they called it colored when the walls were painted white? My parents said that was proof that racism has to be taught and they hoped my sister and i would be able to grow up as adults where we never had to explain it to our future children.
Sadly some laws changed but so may people are still so stuck in the not- so-brightly painted colored bathroom.
Go SeaHawks! Go human race!
Thanks so much for sharing this story Sandy. Every time I think we are finally making good progress, it feels like we end up going backwards. Fortunately, our faith helps me to continue believing that our current state isn't final and that better days are not only possible but one day inevitable. Peace be with you my friend.
Love this story, Sandy!
Thanks, John, for your stand for acceptance and diversity. We get so much from our friends who are not white skinned. Just look at those top two football teams playing today! Actually when I saw your heading I thought you might be writing about my big European bunny I raised as a kid, Big Foot Wallace. Remember, he was really bad, kicking dogs in the face if they ventured too close. Now that thought really dates me, but I'll be watching the real Bad Bunny today, and cheering for those Seahawks, no matter what color skin the Good Lord blessed them with!
Hello Don! Always great to hear from you. And yes, I absolutely remember those stories about Big Foot Wallace! Ruth and I were always big fans. You were like the Will Rogers of our group during those years and I still remember them fondly. Hope all is well for you and please say howdy to your sweetie for us too.
Amen Amen Amen!!!! This half time show is going to be fabulous. Ill be dancing for sure. The game....well I hope the commercials are fun.
The acceptance of blatant racism is abhorrent, however nothing new, just more "in your face."
And the more you talk about Ruth, the more I wish we lived closer. So interesting.
Pastor John,
Thank you so much for doing these. As always, you give me hope.
Hey Bob, thanks for the note. We may be driving through Denver this coming August. If it works out I'll reach out to see if you guys are around and if we could pull off a drink or bite to eat and catch up!
Hey Kate, you, Ruth and Cathy are all definitely kindred spirits! It was an awesome show and I read that it ended up with more viewers than the actual game. Ruth got me a bad bunny shirt too and I've been wearing it everywhere. He's my cool bunny :)
Thank you! Keep preaching and spreading that love! “We all bleed the same”
It was a wonderful performance full of joy and love!
Oh! And…. SEAHAWKS WON!!! 💙💚
I hope we don’t have to wait for another Pope to win again! 😉
Ha ha! I've got a feeling they will be at least knocking on the door again next year. See you in Phoenix!!