Amy Valdez Barker

Had a great weekend visiting the UT Martin Skyhawks for their spring game and Junior day! Thanks for the invite! @Coach_JSimpson @coachTJ_UTM @UTM_FOOTBALL @CoachSturdivan1 @ParkviewFB

hudl.com/v/2N6TWr 2023 Junior Season Full highlights (k/p) (43/46 PAT’s 1 blocked) ) ( 3/6 field goals long 30) (8 touchbacks long 64) @CoachSturdivan1 @ParkviewFB @On3Recruits @RecruitGeorgia @CoachSudd84 @DamonWillingham @One11Recruiting @coach_sclark @CoachSEllis

Never flying @FlyFrontier again! An hour+ to get the bag that they made me check for $63! This is ridiculous! Tempting low prices not worth it!!

For hundreds of years, Jewish people have been the victims of horrific violence. That historic backdrop of pain and trauma does not justify the crushing apartheid policies they’ve imposed on Gaza and the West Bank for over 50 years… but it does help explain it. For decades the Palestinians have endured daily doses of terror, discrimination and abuse from the State of Israel. That does not by any means justify the violence of Hamas… but it does help explain it. The current violence of both Hamas and the State of Israel create the conditions for more violence, adding fuel to an already combustible fire. For many people the evil we are seeing daily by both the State of Israel and Hamas makes more killing justifiable. But violence only leads to more violence. Hatred begets more hatred. We cannot build a better future by killing each other’s families. Jesus was right - if we live by the sword we die by the sword. Violence is a dead end. Love is the only way forward, even the audacious love for our enemies. Love requires treating the person on the other side of the wall as nothing short of sacred, a child of God made in the image of God. Killing babies is terrorism, whether it is done with bombs or with guns or knives - it is evil. Violence is always evil, no matter what flag it’s wrapped up in. Let us continue to work for peace… and do all we can to interrupt the war… and grieve every life lost… and commit ourselves to building a world where every person is sacred.

I ran from a mass shooting today with my two little girls in my arms. We got separated from my wife. We hid behind a car and then sheltered in the apartment of some good Samaritans for 5 hours watching swat teams from the windows. We are all ok but we’re angry, very very angry.

A little reminder of life and our connections from Oregon cheese country! amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/mak…

If you are in need of a reminder at how small humanity really is, visit Founders Grove in Northern California! amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/05/22/fou…

GLASS BEACH amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/05/16/gla…

Ponderings: Thoughts on "the giant concrete egg!" #wine #art #deepthoughts #LearnSomethingNew amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/cuv…

My MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/05/08/my-…

Waves of Weepy Wonder amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/05/04/wav…

DRAWN TO THE HUES amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/04/25/dra…

This is part of my musings about my West Coast "Terroir" experience. Join me in this adventure and invite others to follow, too! amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/04/24/ter…

TRAVELING FOR MOM… amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/04/22/tra…

I decided to try and capture some of my memories of mom here. If you knew her and would like to follow along, please do. If your struggling with losing a loved one, join me, too. We are not alone! amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/04/13/my-…

Republican Senator Mitt Romney was the ONLY Senator to stay in the Senate Chamber and join Democrats in giving a standing ovation to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as she was confirmed to the Supreme Court today. RT TO THANK SENATOR MITT ROMNEY FOR PUTTING COUNTRY OVER PARTY!

The Quirky Bird – Art Journaling amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/03/14/the…

A Simple Reflection for the Morning... amihanvb.wordpress.com/2022/03/09/sim…

I just became the first U.S. Secretary of Education to call on President Biden to unilaterally cancel student loan debt. Can I count on you to retweet and help me hit 35k followers so we can spread the word?