Sharing & Once Around

C. W.
(Mennonite Mission Network) Currently living with youth, 10 month youth service terms, living on what the student's earn through stipends they get, they have social justice jobs, dealing with life together
Connected to Albany Mennonite Church, but most financial support is from student's stipends.
Every week they post something new that they would like to learn, i.e. how asparagus grows, green technologies...
These types of youth service units exist in different parts of the US.

Once Around
Genealogy Search - intrigued by the bits of information found thus far, searching for information on Great Aunt, left Sweden when she was 18, stayed in New York when the rest of the family went to Michigan, had 3 children, all died when they were 18 to mid-twenties.

Torn by strong desire to see new grandchild and yet unsure how welcome they are.

Met with parenting group, saw video "For the Bible Tells Me So" and discussed a good article. Brought to mind the intentionality of life.

Trying to process emails from friends & family about political and military stances. At work (Hospital) many come in with troubles and "baggage". Then come home to troubling emails.

Struggling how to deal with heartbreak of daughter.
Enjoyed a movie, chilean poet, The Postman (Il Postino)

Read some books recently If the Buddha Dated", letting go of attachments of this world, and "Vagina Monologues"

Feeling very compressed this week, sharing today helps to raise spirits, reading "A Heart As Wide as the World."