“Just call her Honesty” (in her words) I relocated to Battle Creek for more opportunities. I learned about the Co-op from my sister who was already a member. After attending a monthly networking meeting I joined because I wanted to be a bigger part of the...
I came here from a small town in Ohio as a server in a country diner, but I wasn’t happy doing that. I wanted more for myself more money, real benefits, I was tired of living paycheck to paycheck. I wanted a career, something I loved to do and could move...
Sometimes nothing makes sense, why am I here, who do I make a difference to, will my kids love me? I wonder if I am a good mom or if I can ever fix this. I’ve made major mistakes, the one thing I have ever known or the only thing that ever made sense to me was...
I was once a woman. A free woman. A happy woman. A live each day, love my life, embrace my future, woman. I was once a Lover. A hopeless lover. A consumed lover. A swept away with passion, can’t believe my good fortune, believing in magic, lover. Then I...
I have an enemy. Well, okay, she is really more of a “frenemy”. We have been friends for a very long time. Although I have tried to release myself from her, especially when I feel the pain and rejection of her words and negative thoughts, she is my oldest friend, she...
Such a seemingly simple question…but is it really? I was recently in class and we were asked to go around and state our name and where we were from in an effort to get to know one another. As I waited for my turn, I thought how silly this exercise was…Does where I am...
It began in the fall of 2004. Two women with families brought together what food they had. They made a meal that started a conversation. What they discovered was that when two come together they are stronger than separately. When three, four and more join in, the...
I had the opportunity this week to observe butterflies emerging from their cocoons at my daughter’s school. There were five of them in the net butterfly cage. When the teacher arrived at school that morning, one had already emerged and a second cocoon was wiggling. By...
