Tag: outreach
Memorial Day: A Time to Remember
Memorial Day is a time to remember. On this day we focus our thoughts on those who gave their lives to give us our freedom. Indeed, these are dear memories of selflessness and sacrifice. Many fought and never returned home. However, those who did make it back to their loved…
Driving Into the Storm: A Hurricane Story
Driving into the storm wasn’t the smartest decision we’ve ever made—but it was a necessary one. On Friday, September 27th, my husband and I set off early from my daughter’s home in Indianapolis to head south. We’d been up from Tennessee running my mother to doctor’s appointments and visiting with…
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Learning to Love Beyond Labels
The human brain is an amazing superpowered personal computer tailored uniquely to each individual. It recognizes, analyzes, and labels inputted data within seconds. No matter how much we try to mimic it, nothing quite compares to the mind’s ability to imagine and create. For good or for bad, our brains…
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Sustenance for the Sparrows
Outside my dining room window, a rowdy flock of sparrows gathers on our bird feeder. They fight for a feast of sunflower seeds while I sit eating my own lunch, enjoying their flurry of activity. My husband and I set out food year round intending to attract songbirds to our…
