In my life, I have had the incredible honor to be invited to participate in four births. It is sacred, intimate space – profound and everyday, emotional and logistical, spiritual and human. Here for the first time, I stayed with dear friends mere days before...
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The year after I graduated from UMass, I was an intern at the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack. Nyack is in Rockland County, on the Hudson River, and not too far from Manhattan. It was fun to go back and walk down memory lane. I have lots of sweet memories of my...
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Charlie is another(!) dear friend from high school in South Carolina. I stayed with him and his family for a few days, and… was so busy conversing that I failed to take photos except for that one selfie. He and his daughter gave me a tour of New Haven, and I...
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I had the great honor of attending an Open House on immigration by students at Jenkins Elementary School in Scituate, Mass. where my friend Jacob attends. It was both fun and moving to learn from these young Americans about the journeys of people from all around the...
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I admit that even I was getting a little New England Overload by the time I worked my way south here. Sorry, Providence! I will give you a little more attention the next time, maybe with a local or on a walking tour. Okay? Brown University Brown University Benevolent...
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