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Today we received our issue of the Christian Peace Maker Team publication. I realized I had the same reaction that I talked about in the first "thank you for your service," post.

Only when I hear of CPS, or AFSC volunteers or staff members, I take them for granted a bit. I will make sure I thank these peace soldiers for their service as well.

more later...

I did it. Maybe because my father is a vet, maybe because I have seen my uncle in rages over dishes which I now know were PTSD episodes.



I became a Quaker.

and then,



I said "thank you for your service" to the guy in uniform at the airport, and today to the Medical Assistant who served at an prison in Iraq.



I am not torn about it. Only sad they were/are there. And not with their families, not all the time working for peace.



Besides the thank you,… Continue

A few years after attending my first meeting I used to joke (probably itself not a form of simple speech) If you did not like to read it would take you a long while to understand Quakerism--Quakers (the ones I was amongst) did not like to share/evangelize/ offend. Not that the 3 are equal, but I believe some people thought it to be so.



I "rebelled" by telling everyone where I went on Sunday and invited my best friends to meeting. They eventually became attenders, then eventually… Continue

My spouse and I have been fostering 1 child and mentoring another and have been blessed to have a community that has supported us.



But we get these comments like, "you are so great and She is so lucky to have you," which makes me think...we are NOT so great. No greater than anyone in this monthly or yearly meeting. So, I will be asking our Foster Agency and Court Appointed Special Advocates to speak at our second hour one day. I am starting to wish/hope that all our meetings will… Continue