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Town Meetings
As I wrote about a couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to visit with an old high school friend who now lives in Connecticut. As...
Taking Time to Play
With three kittens in my house, I have been reminded lately of the importance of play. (Yeah, those foster kittens I wrote about a couple months ago...
Moving Forward
Over the last week, we have been moving out of our office in The Tenderloin. We were in this space for a little over two years, in...
Being Chosen
“Chosen” is a new exhibit being developed by the Foster Youth Museum. It is a celebration and a public record of the life experience that belongs to...
Responding to Current Events
Like you, we have been horrified and saddened this week by news stories about children being removed from their parents at our nation’s borders. Our work at...
Across the Miles
This week I received a letter from an old friend. This is not really an unusual occurrence: Alison and I have been trading letters since we first...
Lessons from Old Friends
I recently had the opportunity to visit with an old high school friend. We hadn’t seen each other in perhaps 18 years, which is far too long...
Behind the Scenes
When I learned how to cross-stitch many years ago, I was told that the back side of a canvas should look almost as beautiful as the front...
Taking Care
Last weekend my husband and I took in four foster kittens at our house. It has been almost six months now since our old, beloved cats both...
When Nothing Is Something
It is always fun to sit with someone who is being introduced to something for the first time. My beloved Boston Red Sox were in Oakland for...