Margaret M. Kirk – Author - Page 4

March 29, 2026

Gandhi of Grain

Spring is a time of awakening, and every spring I am awed by the power of one tiny little seed. Seed is the source of life. Seeds create, recreate, regenerate, and multiply themselves. We plant it in soil, tend it, and watch as it grows into something magical! A plant that produces gorgeous blossoms in a myriad of colors for butterflies, bees, and me, or after blooming gives us magnificent tomatoes, squash, beans, and other delicious food for our table and pantry. I always feel that it is pure magic!

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March 22, 2026

A Radical Act of Resistance

The world is still spinning and filled with atrocities, but today I choose joy. The sun is shining; the birds are singing, and spring is in the air. Yes, we need to be awake, aware, and take action in ways that we can…but for today I choose joy. Interestingly enough, joy and happiness are not the same.

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March 15, 2026

A Secret Weapon

We each have a secret weapon. Something we forget about and it is hiding within, just waiting to be found if we let go and not only feel, but listen. It is quietly there during even the scariest day or the darkest night.

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March 4, 2026

Death Sentence

It is easy to dislike, fear, or even persecute those who are different from us. They come from different cultures, some ancient and strange to us. They speak a different language and certainly don’t look like us. We fear what we don’t understand and rather than taking the time to learn about those we are fearing, we label them as “different” and not to be trusted or sometimes the enemy.

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March 4, 2026

Finding Peace

The word “peace” originates from the Latin, pax. My years of reading Latin paid off. It means compact, agreement, treaty of peace, tranquility - in English. In French, which I barely had a foothold on, it traces back to the eleventh-century “pag” to faster, implying agreement or binding together to end hostilities. What a lovely concept! We could use some of that along about now.

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February 22, 2026

A Spell Against Fear

“The most menacing word… fear, really is something we live inside, not with — a cage, a tomb, a small dark room that comes to eclipse the world as the hand quivers outside the pocket in which the key is kept.

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February 15, 2026

Ink Was Her Shield

They were armed forces with a reputation for brutality, especially toward Mexican-Americans. They expected fear and compliance, an easy conquer. Jovita stood with nothing by steadfast determination, no back up, no weapon, at the front door physically blocking their entrance refusing to let them in.

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February 8, 2026

Dream Big

Dreamers see with their hearts as well as their minds. They hear things that others don’t hear, even in silence. They notice things that others fail to see, whether something is visible to others or not. They feel the joy and pain of others. Dreamers experience the world differently than others.

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February 1, 2026

Ain’t I a Woman?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.

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January 25, 2026

Nine Simple Words

Before accepting the invitation, she made one demand. “The audience must be integrated, or I won’t come.” She wasn’t marching in the street, shouting, carrying a bullhorn and making demands. This quiet, refined Southern lady simply uttered nine words. Millsaps College never had an integrated audience for anything. Eudora did not back down.

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