ethics

Getting Your Hands Dirty

August 3, 2026

I don’t enjoy pulling weeds. Now, mowing? I actually enjoy that. There’s something satisfying about seeing neat lines across a yard. But weeds? Not so much. Maybe that’s because one summer, between college semesters, I spent my days pulling weeds on a flower farm in northwestern Minnesota. I was twenty-six years old, a girl from […]

Empathy Isn’t Partisan – It’s Human

June 16, 2025

After a week of personal grief and national unrest, I’m left with one question: Where has our empathy gone? This post is my honest reflection on why caring—truly caring—isn’t optional anymore. It’s essential.

Voting. It matters.

November 5, 2018

Voting – It is our fundamental right and responsibility as an American citizen. From an early age, it was pounded into my head that voting is both a fundamental right and civic responsibility. Our dining table was more often than not a center for political discussions. Though my parents were traditionally Republicans, we were taught to […]