Wisdom Blog
Women’s Center Awarded $500,000 Grant for Renovation Project
LEWISTON – The Center for Wisdom’s Women (The Center) has made big strides toward their goal of opening Sophia’s House, a residential recovery community for women in Lewiston. The Center was awarded a $500,000 affordable housing grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank...
The Center for Wisdom’s Women and Tree Street Youth Nominated for Bangor Savings Bank “Community Matters More”
Bangor Savings Bank will be giving away over $100,000 to 45 local nonprofits and your vote determines who gets $5,000 awards! Help two Lewiston organizations nominated from Androscoggin County win a $5,000 grant each by voting for The Center for Wisdom’s Women and Tree Street Youth….
Fall Time
I love walking in the fall seeing all the different colors of leaves. The smell of fresh air seeing squirrels gather nuts, playing tag with one another, running around chasing each other, running around up the trees. A nice hot cup of tea with good friends after a...
Jewelry
I like jewelry because it makes me feel pretty. I like the way it helps me to express who I am or how I am feeling. You can spend a little or a lot or even get it for free and the feelings are still the same. Jewelry also can help you to show your love or friendship...
Walking Whitney for Wisdom’s Women
The Journey Begins! Anne Auer, a Board member and volunteer at The Center for Wisdom’s Women, has turned 50. To celebrate that milestone, she decided to challenge herself by hiking up Mt. Whitney in California. It is the highest summit in the contiguous United States...
Urban Herbal Gardening!
This will be our second summer cultivating the gardens right outside the Center's front door! In a combination of window boxes and parking lot islands, here at the Center we are growing Calendula, Lavender, Mint, Thyme, Basil, Lady's Mantle, and a handful of other...
If I had one Wish
If I had one wish I'd wanna talk to you once more to see you smile at me I'd know what life was for and hear you whisper softly I'll know it's not a game I'll know what I'd wanna hear and that would be my name If I had one one wish I would wanna hear about Gods heaven...
My favorite foods, foods to eat
I have to say that breakfast food, fruit, and anything Italian or Mexican is my favorite foods to eat. I love Greek yogurt too, with all the yum yum things added to it except I made a mistake the other day and bought plain unflavored unsweetened Greek yogurt, thought...
I’m Late
I'm always late for every date It seems I'll tell a fib For if I'm early I would truly Keep that fib inside. Cheryl S.
too big a stack
Its hard to put into words all that's in ones heart but sometimes troubles pile sky high never to depart and all you wanna do is get it off your back but try with all your might its just too big a stack day by day you pray that stack will disappear but it never does...
Sounds of City Life
The sounds of the city are colorful kids playing in my backyard pounding the basketball against the outside of my bedroom. It would not matter except for it's quiet time on my bed... I read, listen to music or take a nap. Another sound is the sirens of the police...
Sands in the Old Farm House
Creeky doors eeeek Scattering Mice or mice in the cupboards The lid being closed on the wood stove shuffling slippers across the kitchen floor muffles voices coming from the bedrooms before sleep oh yea snoring wow it's loud! and from many people. The creeking...