Kirsten Eve Beachy

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social Resistance!

Granola Mennonite, dancing furiously | Anabaptist World Sometimes during the harried first years of raising toddler, then preschooler twins, one with Down syndrome, I escaped through our woods to the creek, Briery Branch, and stacked rocks.

I wake up Mennonite every morning. I need to dance for 20 minutes straight, just so that I can face the day.

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant. “I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Two yogurt containers serving as Tupperware that are labeled “not yogurt or chicken broth”

When you need to bring a big salad for the work potluck but it’s road construction season so driving is out of the question and you’re also a #granolamennonite, you have to get creative with packing to fit everything in the bike paniers.

"You've got a place at the welcome table" is similarly loaded.

Magnolia blossom painted in a restroom, somewhere in NOLA.

Say you wanted to give a tree a small thank you gift. Actually, two trees. What would you give them? If it helps, they're magnolias. #bloomscrolling

The Last Chicken Frannie’s Farewell After I retired from academic teaching and research, my wife bought me seven chickens for my 70th birthday. They were an attempt to get me away from studying and writi…

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This isn't as easy as it sounds. A lot of countries see permanent disability as a major strike against offering visas or residency.

Yes. And the Department of Education. We'll keep trying, because moms don't stop.

She's very fun to hang out with!

My daughter has Down syndrome. Trump is stealing her future. The true cost of funding cuts at the NIH.

“The folks slashing funding see numbers on a page. I see my daughter Sallie’s future hanging in the balance.” – Kirsten Eve Beachy
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Never yield!

If she gets bored this summer, I will let her try her luck with the surplus eggs!

I. reads A Conspiracy of Chickens.

Had room to bring only one book home from Menno/s Writing, and now my chicken-loving daughter has stolen it! @doft.bsky.social

Baby goat standing on the back of a tortoise. His head is down in headbutting position

The No Kings protest at The Beer Garden is getting a little spicy

He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame. The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

#Bloomscrolling !

Exciting! I wasn't able to find details about the workshop format or faculty, just the application--might you drop a link to further info?

"Return to Oz"? I devoured the books, but that movie was entirely disturbing.

Yes!

#booksky

Compost bucket and jug to collect water for your plants.

What's on your #granolamennonite kitchen counter?

Cuts to Alzheimer's research directly impact Sallie's future quality of life. #Downsyndrome

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you make all your memes with a free 30-day trail of internet design software.

#GranolaMennonite

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you wash, dry, and reuse plastic bags.

How is your relationship with plastic bags evolving, dear #granolamennonite?

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you sing "Guide My Feet" while doing a 5K

#GranolaMennonite

You might be a Granola Mennonite if you feel guilty for washing your clothes after only one wearing.

What are my #granolamennonite people doing with their Friday nights?

The Trump Administration’s War on Children The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.

The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired.

The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.