When I first set foot in the AWP Emergency Shelter in mid-June this past summer, I did not know what to expect. What would I be doing there? Would the clients like me? Would I enjoy this opportunity? And as I have been a volunteer there for almost five months now, I realize, with such…
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Once a Week, Once in a Lifetime
Family Matters
While we sit around the dinner table and I look back and forth between my moms, I remember how it was hard to understand, as a kid, that it was okay to have a different family. I used to think that something was missing, that there was something wrong because I didn’t have a father. …
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Your One Wild and Precious Life
This month we have blogged about a daughter, a longtime AWP supporter, a mother, and a mentor. Each chosen for their character, courage and commitment. Before I even began writing this final blog for National Women’s History Month, I knew it was going to be a challenge. How could I pick just one woman who has…
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I Wish You Nothing but the Best
In the early 1920s, Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean and Genevieve R. Cline was the first woman appointed as a United States federal judge. During National Women’s History Month we celebrate the accomplishments of great women in history. However, I believe that we often forget the great accomplishments of the women in our…
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Watch Out! They’re Coming!
The world just got a little bit better. Girls are winning in the next generation of my family. My parents welcomed granddaughter number four (of four). I was… dare I say… jubilant in my anticipation of the arrival of my second niece. Another girl! The possibilities of greatness abound! Some might think that I am…
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Character, Courage, and Commitment
On March 8th my daughter turns 40. It’s hard to believe, like the cliche says, seems like yesterday she was just a little girl, but I am truly excited for her. Being in your forties is such a great time. You’re no longer considered young, but you aren’t considered old either. It is a time…
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