Judge Tiffany Cartwright has decided in favor of Washington state in my 1st Amendment case. The state's attorneys argued that the Silent Majority Foundation filed my case a couple days too late, and the judge agreed - meaning that she decided I am barred from continuing due to the statute of limitations. This news is just as shocking to me as it may be for some of you - I was speechless when I found out and even now I don't really know what to say. Attorney Pete Serrano is joining me Monday to answer your questions. If you want to read the documents, you can do so at the link below. I inquired about appealing, but Pete and the legal team advised me that I had no real chance - and Washington was asking I pay their attorneys fees, which could have totaled $50,000 or more. They were willing to drop that request if I dropped the case.
I am truly grateful for everyone who has supported me since the beginning here on Locals, through wine or cod liver oil, via the GiveSendGo or through the mail - from the day I lost my job and health insurance to now, all for refusing to censor some of this country's best doctors and scientists. You have bought our groceries, paid for our electricity, helped with babysitting and kept my journalism alive. You have proven that someone can choose what is righteous at great cost - and God will provide. I cannot thank you enough. Though I am bewildered by the outcome to say the least - I am trusting all things work for the good of those who serve God and are called to His purpose. I remain hopeful that this community of truth seekers has many more adventures ahead. God bless all of you.
https://www.silentmajorityfoundation.org/westovervdnr#WestovervDNRCaseDocuments
Remember when herding animals required manual labor? Actually we were shooting video but the animals thought it was the end of the world and ran straight for the barn. It was the fastest feeding time on record, maybe we use the drone more often?!
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I wasn’t a committed homeschool mom from the second my first child was born. I did quite a bit of research because I wanted to learn more about how kids learn - and truly what kind of environments are not just best for learning ABCs but for overall health and development. I wasn’t even sure I would be a good teacher. After reading many books written by education “experts”, we landed on homeschool.
I really had to unravel quite a bit of what I thought was “school” before I could even begin. I went to the same private school K-12 and equated learning with perfect exam scores. As a student, I forgot a lot of what I crammed into my head because I wasn’t learning for the joy of it - I was learning to survive.
I have come to see how much a child learns through simply living - and being bored! They are innately attuned to art, nature, science, nutrition, play, language - if only we give them a chance. I have truly loved homeschooling my kids, especially all the time we get to spend...
I lived for many years with the idea that I would be a career woman first and someday get to kids.
Biologically, this makes little sense as it gets harder to have kids as a woman ages. But even more mind boggling, I didn’t really even think much of it, like the way one considers what he or she is having for dinner. Actually I probably put more thought into dinner. Being a mom was a complete afterthought. One day a friend and I were eating lunch in downtown Seattle and she smacked some truth into my noggin. I decided, ok what the heck. What do I have to lose? We had our first when I was 38 - I found out I was pregnant the week I resigned from my TV news job. Our second came when I was 41.
If I could talk to younger me, I’d tell her that no career is worth delaying or sacrificing motherhood. It has been the most incredibly humbling, soul-stretching, heart-throbbing, belly laughing adventure I’ve ever had.
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