by Minga Claggett-Borne | Oct 11, 2012 | Light In Action
In high school I avoided chemistry as much as I refused to eat kale. But most teens don’t understand what’s good for them. I guess I couldn’t get past the chemistry of Scarlett and Rhett. What I never knew was how the falling leaves is all about chemistry. The...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Oct 11, 2012 | Light In Action
Halloween is first seen in the 1500s as a Scottish version of All-Hallows-Evening. Centuries before that, the Celtics called the festival Samhain, a term meaning ‘summer’s end.’ Christians began observing All Saints’ Day on November 1 in 837. By the 1100s many...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Oct 11, 2012 | Light In Action
WINTER Cold, spiny. Wind that sucks the sap from your skin The sky itself is frozen blue Yet i am safe while i can light one soft candle My mind can burrow further than the cold can freeze My eye can dance on the ice even when i dare not open the door. For the...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 24, 2012 | Light In Action, Stopping Violence
Kim Odom is a friend who lost her 13-year-old son because of a drive by killing. She speaks openly about the pain and need for forgiveness in order to help others. She, and a group called Mothers for Justice and Equality are looking at how do you offer curricula to...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 21, 2012 | Light In Action
There’s 3 types of forgiving. The first type comes like a sharp pebble in your shoe. Usually I wiggle it around a bit, I tap my shoe trying to shift the stone so I doesn’t poke me. This pebble is when I’ve said something unkind, or maybe when I’ve ignored someone who...
