Karen Farris

Karen Farris

Op-ed contributor

Karen Farris saw the need to help underserved kids while serving in a youth ministry that gave her the opportunity to visit rural schools on the Olympic Peninsula. She now volunteers her time grant writing to bring resources to kids in need. She also shares stories of faith in action for those needing a dose of hope on her weekly blog, Friday Tidings.www.fridaytidings.com

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  • Teacher Appreciation Week: Anne and her 200 adopted kids

    Teacher Appreciation Week: Anne and her 200 adopted kids

    With almost three decades in the classroom, there aren’t many needs she hasn’t seen among her students. Anne jokes that she has a husband, family, and two hundred adopted kids.

  • Fighting against sexual sabotage

    Fighting against sexual sabotage

    Dr. Reisman began her mission in a way most mothers would understand—her own 10-year-old daughter was sexually molested by a 13-year-old boy. After reporting the incident to a trusted family member, she was told to forget about, with a dismissive comment, “Well didn’t you know children are sexual from birth?” 

  • 4 ways to celebrate Husband Appreciation Day

    4 ways to celebrate Husband Appreciation Day

    I wasn’t aware that there was such a thing as Husband Appreciation Day. This year it’s April 17. I did some research and sure enough it’s official.

  • What Mormons have right

    What Mormons have right

    At age fifteen, my parents divorced, I moved from my childhood home to an apartment with my father. Every semblance of my former life was over. Even my Methodist church, where I’d gone since a baby, didn’t reach out to me.

  • Battle for a child’s mind: Normalizing sin to trusting kids

    Battle for a child’s mind: Normalizing sin to trusting kids

    Why should we help children explore all the options that are now included in human sexuality? Why are we beginning this endeavor when children are four, five, and six?

  • Last chance to love the Silent Generation

    Last chance to love the Silent Generation

    Since COVID restrictions have been mandated, I’ve been mostly concerned for teens and the socialization they have been missing. I never considered those in their sunset years. Many of the elderly only have brief interactions with those who bring their meals.

  • I was accused of being an accomplice to murder. And it's true.

    I was accused of being an accomplice to murder. And it's true.

    My life changed one Sunday at church. I was accused of being an accomplice to murder.  And it was true.

  • Weaponized cartoons

    Weaponized cartoons

    Two of the female characters who love each other, fuse into one. One of the women superheroes is his mother’s former lover. Cross dressing is the norm, while non-binary characters wear whatever they want. Confusing? It’s not what I was exposed to at that age.

  • Decorating with love: Gift from someone with very little

    Decorating with love: Gift from someone with very little

    It wouldn’t be something I’d buy to put on my Christmas tree, but it was given to me by someone who had very little to give. Let me explain.

  • #ShopSmall Saturday

    #ShopSmall Saturday

    Back in the day (read: before Amazon), when I was a youth baseball coach’s wife, I had to help raise money for our ...

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