July 13, 2010
Last week my kids and I were in Detroit for a Tigers baseball game. We joined everyone in the stadium on that 4th of July weekend in honoring veterans. As the screen on the scoreboard projected th…
June 15, 2010
I sat down to write this post on what was being called the hottest day of summer so far. With temperatures 10 degrees higher than normal, I was reminded of how challenging (and even life-threatening…
April 14, 2010
The conversation was lively in the dining room at Calvary Women’s Shelter last week when we hosted a site visit from the Washington Area Women’s Foundation. The Foundation’s Washington 100, a…
March 30, 2010
I sat with my uncle in the hospital waiting room the day my young and vibrant aunt had a mastectomy. I held my friend, and held back my tears, before she was wheeled into surgery. I’ve known the…
February 23, 2010
Caroline shared her exciting news at a recent gathering of Calvary donors and volunteers. “I got a promotion in my job. I even have health insurance now. But I don’t know how to use it – a…
November 10, 2009
In my office there are old photos in boxes and newer ones stored on my computer. There are hundreds of them, faces of hundreds of women who have used Calvary as a turning point in their lives. Las…
October 20, 2009
"Before" shot of Maureen Maureen was homeless for over two years before she came to Calvary. In the last few months she has worked hard to make changes in her life, and now she is looking…