It’s 5:30 am. I fell asleep at 3:00 am. I’ve got this fire inside of me. I’ve had it since I was a little girl and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Until I found A Life of Service, I didn’t know how to use my fire to light and warm the world instead of burn myself up. Now I do. Love has made my fire useful. Sometimes I feel nervous about revealing to you how deeply I love and need this community because it feels slightly crazy and totally uncool. But it’s quite early in the morning here and…
Your Broken Hearts are Saving Lives: Please Do Not Miss This Post
You’ve noticed I’ve been quiet lately. That’s because two months ago, you trusted Together Rising with hundreds of thousands of dollars to help refugees in Europe. After the Love Flash Mob, Amy led us as we spent our days and nights researching, interviewing and planning to ensure that how we spent the money would be worthy of you and of our refugee brothers and sisters. It has been a hard few weeks. Every day we have been freshly stunned and brokenhearted by what we’ve learned, seen, and heard. And that’s good. When my heart is truly broken, I feel low,…
What to Say When Your Kid Gets Busted
My kid got in trouble at school the other day. We Meltons — we’re mostly good and a little bad. Said child came home and told us what happened. I called the teacher and she told me what happened. The reports were mostly the same. MOSTLY. That evening I sent this email to said child’s teacher: Dear Mrs. ______, Said child and said child’s father and I have discussed today’s events at length. Said child understands that the following consequences are the result of today’s happenings: [All the things]. Said child knows that if behavior continues, said child will be removed from…