Mary
@missourimary.bsky.social
Occasional blogger, native gardener, questioner, advocate, dreamer.
~When I stood for those who had no voice, my own was taken. Yet I will not be silenced.~
~When I stood for those who had no voice, my own was taken. Yet I will not be silenced.~
Mine told us in sermons that he had "backsliders" driving around, looking in windows, and reporting what they saw.
They still thought God was telling him the things he knew.
They still thought God was telling him the things he knew.
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mine told us in sermons that he had "backsliders" driving around, looking in windows, and reporting what they saw.
They still thought God was telling him the things he knew.
They still thought God was telling him the things he knew.
Wow there are times I wish BlueSky had a sad button.
August 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Wow there are times I wish BlueSky had a sad button.
I get being upset about how things are. I get saying certain actions go against Jesus' teachings. That's fine. But engage people rather than trying to shame and silence them. All you do is drive them away with that... and that's not a christlike action either.
July 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I get being upset about how things are. I get saying certain actions go against Jesus' teachings. That's fine. But engage people rather than trying to shame and silence them. All you do is drive them away with that... and that's not a christlike action either.
Farming is not & never has been a "spare time" hobby. It takes a lot of time, physical ability, resources & training to successfully grow food or go off grid successfully for any amount of time.
It took me 30 years to learn to grow a tomato. It also cost me around $300, just in the last 3 years.
It took me 30 years to learn to grow a tomato. It also cost me around $300, just in the last 3 years.
June 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Farming is not & never has been a "spare time" hobby. It takes a lot of time, physical ability, resources & training to successfully grow food or go off grid successfully for any amount of time.
It took me 30 years to learn to grow a tomato. It also cost me around $300, just in the last 3 years.
It took me 30 years to learn to grow a tomato. It also cost me around $300, just in the last 3 years.
Saying it doesn't matter though, that's been the worst part for me. Because everyone who's said that has silenced me again, has said my feelings didn't matter and I didn't matter. And that left me alone to navigate something I couldn't understand.
June 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Saying it doesn't matter though, that's been the worst part for me. Because everyone who's said that has silenced me again, has said my feelings didn't matter and I didn't matter. And that left me alone to navigate something I couldn't understand.
(When you know he had already planned harm & just said what he said to shut you & others up, I mean. There was nothing I could have done, & nothing I can do now. I don't know enough about the system and the power imbalance is way too big. So many say what happened doesn't matter. They're so wrong.)
June 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
(When you know he had already planned harm & just said what he said to shut you & others up, I mean. There was nothing I could have done, & nothing I can do now. I don't know enough about the system and the power imbalance is way too big. So many say what happened doesn't matter. They're so wrong.)
They didn't do anything illegal. They were in many cases doing the best they could with what they had. And now they don't have that.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything. And for goodness sake spend time with people before pointing fingers at them or stereotyping them.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything. And for goodness sake spend time with people before pointing fingers at them or stereotyping them.
May 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They didn't do anything illegal. They were in many cases doing the best they could with what they had. And now they don't have that.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything. And for goodness sake spend time with people before pointing fingers at them or stereotyping them.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything. And for goodness sake spend time with people before pointing fingers at them or stereotyping them.
What if we look beyond fear and love others, even if there's some risk for us? In "every man for himself" situations, what happens? People get elbowed, pushed, trampled. It's only when everyone works together that the entire group moves forward.
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What if we look beyond fear and love others, even if there's some risk for us? In "every man for himself" situations, what happens? People get elbowed, pushed, trampled. It's only when everyone works together that the entire group moves forward.
It's hard to say we shouldn't look out for ourselves when we see ourselves as part of a vulnerable group. But maybe it's time to step beyond "I'm vulnerable! Protect me!" and find someone else who's vulnerable in a different way than we are and stand in solidarity with them.
April 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It's hard to say we shouldn't look out for ourselves when we see ourselves as part of a vulnerable group. But maybe it's time to step beyond "I'm vulnerable! Protect me!" and find someone else who's vulnerable in a different way than we are and stand in solidarity with them.