I’ve been working here for 3 1/2 years, being alive. I feel like part of the furniture, as it goes. It has given me reason to get up every day. I don’t feel useless anymore. In giving of myself to others in every way, I’ve grown every day more and more. I pray every...
All seems so silly to me now that I was afraid to cross over the threshold. But alas… I am glad I did. I walked through the gateway into a nest of swans. Strange to me that I would have such a feeling. The swan represents so much to me. Among other things the swan is...
I was at a very low place in my life. I had just come out of the “Women’s Shelter” from being abused. I had lost all faith in God, my self esteem was very low. Being so depressed, I didn’t know what to do. I was thinking of suicide. Then, someone mentioned the ...
The first time I came to the Center I didn’t know anybody but Klara. I had met her just once, but I needed to put in volunteer hours as part of my school’s requirements. I agreed to sit at the desk and greet women coming in. I was lucky that first day because...
DHHS got in my life so I had to choose to go to a Mother’s Group Home or lose my son to the state. So I choose to go to the group home and to go though the steps. For me to get through the steps was to do school, work, or volunteer. I choose to volunteer at the...
