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Rebecca Edwards
Along the Desert Highway
Yesterday The New York Times did something extraordinary. It published a photograph that took up four whole pages, one of the largest photos the paper has ever...
For Everything A Season
Over the next few weeks, some of the Braid mentor teams are going through some big transitions. One team is saying farewell to one of its original...
Angels In Waiting
This week, the church entered the season of the year called Lent. Lent lasts for 40 days and is intended to be a time of self-discipline and...
On Being Stubborn
At every mentor training, we work together to brainstorm a list of the qualities a Braid mentor should strive to possess. At the most recent training, someone...
Salt of the Earth
A friend of mine who is a chef once explained that salt is the only seasoning that makes a food taste more like itself. All other seasonings and...
Take the Next Step
Like many of you, I participated this weekend in the Women's March, along with 100,000 of my closest friends in Oakland and millions of others around the...
United In Mission
Like many of you, I have been struggling, in the aftermath of the presidential election, to make sense of the deep divide in our country. The day...
The Real Magic of Mentoring
We eat a lot of chocolate at Braid. In our first month here, we discovered Recchiuti Confections in the Dogpatch neighborhood and signed up with a frequent customer...
Why I Watch the Warriors
It’s hard to live in the Bay Area these days without becoming a de facto fan of the Golden State Warriors. Whereas baseball allegiances are split between...
The Real Valentine
One of my favorite songs from my many years at summer camp was called “Unconditional Love,” and it went something like this: Give me your unconditional love...