Shadowlands
I don't often use this blog for "hot button" issues. This post has been burning in my heart for two months, though. ___________________________________________________________________ Take a good look at my profile picture (but not too closely!), and you will immediately realize that I am white, and come from European lineage. There's a bit of English, German, Scottish, Irish--and probably several other nationalities--blended into my DNA. I have honestly never sat down and mused on what that means for me as a person. It is just "what it is." Having said that, my interaction with those of other races was quite limited until after I graduated from high school. (And honestly, I never really thought of any of my schoolmates as being anything other than that, no matter the color of their skin.) One of my first memories of encountering an African American child was quite positive. While visiting a church, the only girl who spoke to ...