I am Gemma.

I am Gemma.

Have you seen Severance? This season (#2) has been phenomenal! But Episode 7 … whew. Lots to gnaw on. This episode is a bonus and not associated with the current season of Bless Yer. I just had so many thoughts about Lumon and America.

Faith in Rwanda

Listener favorite, LaDawn, joins me again to talk about the East African chapter. In 1995, one year after the genocide, my husband and I would fly halfway around the world to live in Rwanda. In 1996, LaDawn took her first trip out of the US to visit us, see the gorillas, and meet our Rwandan friends and Rosamond Carr. (NOTE: As this episode covers Rwanda’s history and includes descriptions of violence.) Books cited: Season of Blood by Fergal Keane https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109946.Season_of_Blood?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ECCnlF8Erc&rank=2 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109946.Season_of_Blood?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ECCnlF8Erc&rank=2] Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwanda by Rosamond Carr https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321094.Land_of_a_Thousand_Hills?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321094.Land_of_a_Thousand_Hills?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19] Movie cited: Sometimes in April https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sometimes-in-april [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sometimes-in-april] The Socials: ⁠instagram⁠ [https://instagram.com/mothermade?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==] ⁠twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/mothermade?s=21&t=TTPIgnwZjK5wC5PEhQCgtQ] ⁠youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhAZzrhJ9BKxXBe-Hf6OzQ] ⁠mothermade, the blog⁠ [https://www.mothermade.us/] I’d be mighty proud to hear from y’all!

Love is Love

We go back to the late 1980s to hear about the LGBTQ community that raised me. Learn more about Patrick and his story here: Full YouTube story on Patrick [https://www.youtube.com/live/uttuvxUATio?si=9AtZ41bt979XMIQW] The discovery of Patrick’s death [https://www.mothermade.us/2013/05/how-we-must-love-as-parents-part-1.html] I’d be mighty proud to hear from y’all! The Socials: ⁠instagram⁠ [https://instagram.com/mothermade?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==] ⁠twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/mothermade?s=21&t=TTPIgnwZjK5wC5PEhQCgtQ] ⁠youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhAZzrhJ9BKxXBe-Hf6OzQ] ⁠mothermade, the blog⁠ [https://www.mothermade.us/]

Sin in Secret

Sorry for the delay! In this episode, we talk about weddings, meeting with a minister, and the idea of sex in a marriage. (Not suitable for children!) In a conversation with a good friend, LaDawn, and the man, we revisit the spring days in East Tennessee at a church where I grew up. I’d be mighty proud to hear from y’all! The Socials: ⁠instagram⁠ [https://instagram.com/mothermade?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==] ⁠twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/mothermade?s=21&t=TTPIgnwZjK5wC5PEhQCgtQ] ⁠youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhAZzrhJ9BKxXBe-Hf6OzQ] ⁠mothermade, the blog⁠ [https://www.mothermade.us/]

Forgive Me

Forgive my little ol’ heart. I have jumped ahead slightly. If you haven't seen Mystic Pop-Up Bar on Netflix, know that there are spoilers here from episode 2. Also, I talk about a visitor from the past! It has been quite the week! I’d be mighty proud to hear from y’all! The Socials: ⁠instagram⁠ [https://instagram.com/mothermade?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==] ⁠twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/mothermade?s=21&t=TTPIgnwZjK5wC5PEhQCgtQ] ⁠youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhAZzrhJ9BKxXBe-Hf6OzQ] ⁠mothermade, the blog⁠ [https://www.mothermade.us/]