Outspokenmom blog

I was briefly scanning over my local paper online this morning when I came across an article that sparked interest in me.  It was an article about how Minnesota students/schools are starting to lose ground to students around the nation.
As everyone from Minnesota knows, we have put up with high taxes and freezing, sometimes down [...]

Starting tonight at 6pm and ending Wednesday at 6pm, I want to challenge all of you to eat like more than half our world eats.
Our church is asking all of us to do this and I am extending it out to all of you and praying you extend it even further.
For 3 days, I ask [...]

Catchy title isn’t it?!
This morning I was laying in bed and was reading all my news reports to see what is happening in the world and I was struck with the thought, “I wonder how many people who protest really know what they are protesting”?
Honestly, I think the majority of protesters don’t know why or [...]

Didn’t think I would become the outspoken voice for saving Planned Parenthood, but darnit, I am steaming mad right now!! 
Listen up people, if PP goes away, it will affect a lot of women and children!  I am so sick of policies and cuts affecting women and children most.   I did a lot of research, again, [...]

Many of you know I am now writing articles for the Examiner.com at www.examiner.com for the Minneapolis area under Family and Special Needs Parents.  I am hoping to spread the word about the issues parents of children with Special Needs Children face daily and I am hoping I will be able to help others.
My latest [...]

For those of you who know my husband and I well, you know we are both conservative.  I happen to be a lot more conservative than my husband, which is really funny because I used to be a bleeding heart liberal and believed that ‘everything should be fair’.  Life isn’t fair, wasn’t designed to be [...]

Good Day everyone!
So, if you are friends with my husband and I, you know the phrase, “The Tit is Dry.” all too well.  It is my husbands campaign slogan for when he runs for President in 2016   Which is a whole other story!
People, our country is out of money, our states are out [...]

Good Morning Everyone!
So, I was posting things onto Twitter @mamaschwab and my facebook page when I realized, I can get a lot more of my thoughts out on my blog and use more than 120 letters at a time.
So, how to start?  I have been catching glimpses here and there of stories about the shooting [...]

Oh my readers, I have missed you all so!  Life has been uneventful in times when I was free to write and completely jam-packed when I had no time to write, add to that 2 bouts of pneumonia and well…I am now able to write something!  I am so happy to be writing today!!!!!
Today’s blog [...]

I woke up this morning upset that sleeping in for me is only sleeping in until 7am.  Then, I quickly realized this time 9 years ago, I was getting myself ready for my first day of work after having my first child.
I remember not being nervous about leaving him as I was only working part [...]