I have spent the last month at Challenge House 7 pondering the “challenge of being filled with gratitude.” My pondering began when I read this little jewel of scripture: “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you …
Last week we gathered at Challenge House 2 for a meeting. While there, some of the neighborhood children were also there having fun at a birthday party. I recognized a couple of the children as having attended a church in …
I watch the children on Phelps Avenue play in the late afternoon sun, Watch them run and chatter and chase and jump It seems their feet were born to run the race It seems they have never moved at any …
I feel that almost unarguably, the greatest gift you can give another is your attention!! I’ve been thinking about that lately as Challenge House 7 bursts at the seams with adults and children and echoes with constant noise. I adore …
I met a man the other day. He was dirty, “bone dry weary” and thirsty. I was driving and listening to Elvis Presley sing “How Great Thou Art” and I missed my turn on 17th street, so I went on down …
Last night I had a Women’s Group meeting at Challenge House 7. These were women from the Canton Pike Neighborhood that needed to sing their life songs of perceived hurt, hopelessness, and worthlessness. What transpired was the knitting together of …
Sitting on my couch the other night Watching some neighborhood friends Look at pictures on the walls of my apartment Commenting on this picture and that frame, Remembering when I moved into the Challenge House 7 apartment just six months …
Driving back to CH7 at lunch on Tuesday, I crossed over the Walking Trail on 15th Street and came upon a tiny beige colored dog walking in the middle of the road. I blew my car horn, but that tiny ball of beige fur …
On such a rainy windswept day, Casper and I was out walking the neighborhood, and found about five kids out playing in the rain in clothes better suited for summer. I stopped and asked them how was their Christmas and …