Marilyn Yocum

Keeping the Conversation Going: A #ForwardFeature with Marilyn Yocum

I met Marilyn online first, and then in person at that retreat center I was talking about the other day. Since then, I've had the privilege of picking her up from the airport when she came to Nebraska for the little, bi-annual retreat I've been hosting here. I hold her in the highest …

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Going There: The Pen Pal

Friendship, Going There, Race

The idea for “Going There” came about as a result of the 31 Days In My Brown Skin series I wrote in October, 2012. (You can read those posts here.) The series generated a lot of valuable dialogue, and when the thirty-one days were over, it felt as if the conversation wasn’t done. So, I invite you to …

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