The not-so-good-at-grocery-shopping gene was passed down to me through my father. It’s a fact. One Sunday morning after church, my mother was preparing breakfast and requested my father’s help. Could he do a quick errand? Would he mind going to…
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St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care has been very busy since mid-March when our temporary closure began to protect our children and adult clients from the novel coronavirus. Over the past two months, we’ve worked every day to prepare for…
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May 4, 2020 “Patience is a virtue.” I don’t understand why people quote that statement as a way to help someone with their impatience. Who’s thinking lofty thoughts about being virtuous when only seconds away from an emotional meltdown? Navigating…
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April 27, 2020 This past week, I visited St. Ann Center to drop off something for a staff member. It felt good to be back, and yet, it was as if I had arrived at a ghost town, without the…
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April 20, 2020 Dear St. Ann Center Family, “This too shall pass.” In light of all that is happening in our world today, these words have often come to my mind. Another way of expressing that thought could be, “nothing…
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