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More Than In-N-Out

I used to love to fly. Not so much anymore. I spent my formative years living in Britain, so I have many friends and “family” in the...
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The Noble Heart

Over the past few weeks, we have been collecting Mother’s Day cards to send to the grandmothers and mothers of the youth in our mentoring program. This...
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More Than A Meal

I had occasion this week to partake of a wonderful meal. I was visiting a friend and he invited me along with several other friends to dinner....
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Joy & Fear

Whether or not you celebrate the Christian festival of Easter, its story has lessons to offer about our work with foster youth. The Bible has four different...
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All In Good Time

Braid had two significant meetings this past week with two separate organizations with whom we have had wonderful relationships over the past couple of years. We greatly...
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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...
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The Unfinished Collage

At our Braid team gathering this month, one of out mentors, Barie Wolf-Bowen, invited us to self-expression by creating a collage self-portrait using our silhouette. I actually...
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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...
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Telling Our Story

I recently came across an article describing a new offering at the central library in San Diego. It is basically a program where you go to the...
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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...
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