I guess it is time for a change. I have been blogging for quite some time, however, it was not until recently, when asked the question at a social gathering as to what it is that I do, I replied “I am a Writer”. I am a Writer. And in a time such as this, as Cesar Chavez says, “Art [should] disturb the comfortable, and comfort the disturbed”. My old blog, Raindrops and Rivers is now morphing into Raise Your Words at http://www.carriekuba.com There will be a correlating newsletter coming soon. The memoir, I Will Fight For You, is in the early draft formation. I still write for http://www.readypublication.com and http://www.shelovesmagazine.com occasionally and I look forward to expanding into more creative spaces. I am so glad you are here. So glad. Invite your friends.  

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I am very grateful for the church I grew up in for many reasons. It is a place where I felt loved by a community and found friendship during times of being bullied at school. It is where I came to understand Scripture and the idea that God is relational. My mom was on executive staff for most of my youth, so I spent a considerable amount of time immersed in the culture of my church. And yes – yes that was me (regrettably) passing out Tracts at the Stanford football games. And during our family’s years at this church – three male pastors left quietly under the shadow of whispers of indecent conduct with women  – our youth pastor blatantly running away with one of the female students. Our church never talked about it. The staff never explained what happened. There was no remorse, no apology – NOTHING besides maybe a passing comment that something had happened so let’s all welcome the new replacement staff member with open arms and warm, grace-filled hearts. And even as I write this I feel extremely nervous because I have been conditioned to believe that I am being unfaithful and ungrateful to my community by sharing this here – even if it is 20+ years later. And the fallout was and is heartbreaking. **** I, too, am a survivor. I was date raped by a youth pastor boyfriend who did not believe in […]

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