Yearly Archives: 2020

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 (NIV) be with us in the laughing chaotic unwrapping of giftsbe with us as we struggle to make ends meet be with us in the joyous smiles on […]

Immanuel – a prayer for Christmas

25 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom tagged christmas / poem / prayer by Jodie McCarthy

The pursuit of freedom is both to ourselves and for others. Nelson Mandela said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” I believe whole heartedly that the way we live; the […]

Transmitters of freedom

21 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom / Radio Scripts tagged advocacy / freedom / womenempoweringwomen by Penny

If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. Toni Morrison Something was said to me a couple of years ago that stuck.“If you slay the giants in your life, your daughters won’t have to.” It put a […]

On Freedom: for those who follow.

18 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom tagged parenting / self-compassion / womenempoweringwomen by Em Hazeldean

I now spend a large part of my life focusing on issues in the developing world. I run a charity raising funds for women entrepreneurs in remote rural villages and work for an international non-government organization helping people make their way out of poverty. And with this exposure to ways […]

The gift of freedom

14 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom / Radio Scripts tagged developing world / freedom / poverty by Kelley

We were sitting at the local coffee shop after Ainslie’s Drama class. She acted out the different things they had done in class when she started twirling around on the grass. Her blond, wavy, wild hair free in the wind. Her dress twirling with the breeze. She then kept reciting […]

My Freedom Is My Energy

11 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom tagged emotionalflexibility; emotionalagility / grief / motherhood by Mish Pope

For what is freedom? Two oft used definitions paint two very different pictures. One says, “the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants”. And the other, “the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved”. I say ‘different’ yet in some ways, I see them as competing definitions. […]

For what is freedom?

7 Dec, 2020 in December 2020: Freedom / Radio Scripts tagged freedom / grace / society by Kelley