Today is the day! My second memoir, Subject to Change, is officially released! It’s been a frustrating, surprising, and rewarding journey. I’m both older and wiser, and I couldn’t ask for anything more. The process of creating Subject to Change wasn’t unlike the adventure it describes: changing my career direction at age 55 to becomeContinue reading “Book Release Day! Subject to Change: Teaching and Learning from Teen Moms”
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PT: Physical Therapy or Physical Torture?
I have a love-hate relationship with PT. Many years ago, I went through two series of sessions for frozen shoulder—once in each shoulder. Those resolved completely, and I was sold on the benefits of PT. A couple of years later, I did several weeks of PT exercises for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) pain. Let me justContinue reading “PT: Physical Therapy or Physical Torture?”
Community First! Village: Housing the Homeless
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a truck ministry that provides meals to my homeless neighbors in the Austin, Texas area. But the truck ministry is not the only program ML&F administers. The neighbors who are fed from the food truck are often homeless due to temporaryContinue reading “Community First! Village: Housing the Homeless”
What is Truth?
In the past few weeks, I’ve been doing deep dives into organizations that I support politically and those I support that do good in my community. This week I want to focus on the Truth Brigade (TB) and why its mission is important. I’ve already written a post about “Truth Sandwiches” where I describe TB’sContinue reading “What is Truth?”
Mobile Loaves & Fishes: Feeding the Hungry
Since 2019, my husband and I have spent several hours on most first Sundays of the month with a group of volunteers making twelve dozen sandwiches—PB&J and turkey and cheese—to serve hungry and disadvantaged folks in Austin, Texas. Once sandwiches are made and individually bagged, the Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) team loads up aContinue reading “Mobile Loaves & Fishes: Feeding the Hungry”
Indivisible: United in Purpose
Indivisible is a grassroots organization of thousands of volunteer leaders and millions of members across the country formed to protect our democracy against authoritarianism. Members resist the current administration’s overreach of power and other actions that threaten citizens’ civil rights, while supporting progressive policies and progressive leaders. Their primary strategy is to empower ordinary peopleContinue reading “Indivisible: United in Purpose”
Education Connection: Every Child Reading by the End of Third Grade
I’m an avid reader. There’s no better way to spend an evening, in my opinion, than getting lost in a good book. I was lucky, though; I was read to as a young child. Not all children have that experience, and not all children develop a love of reading. Unfortunately, this has an impact onContinue reading “Education Connection: Every Child Reading by the End of Third Grade”
ACLU of Texas, Protecting Texans’ Rights
It was clear within weeks of the 2025 inauguration that there would be frequent and numerous attempts by the new administration to test the limits of the law and the powers of the president. The American Civil Liberties Union was prepared. When Project 2025 became public in 2022, the ACLU sprang into action. They beganContinue reading “ACLU of Texas, Protecting Texans’ Rights”
Do Something!
I’m not an activist. I was too young to demonstrate during the sexual revolution or civil rights and Vietnam protests of the 60s. By 1971, at the height of second-wave feminism, I was married and had a child. I applauded the women’s movement victories but had no time for protests. Frankly, I had no timeContinue reading “Do Something!”
Beautiful Words
There are three little words that everyone knows are the sweetest to hear from those we love, but last week I heard four of the most satisfying words I’ve heard in a while. In a note from my editor to the publisher at Lived Places Publishing: “this manuscript is approved.” Less than 48 hours afterContinue reading “Beautiful Words”
Janice Airhart 