Dec 17, 2020
Happy Holidays, Sisters! For the first time ever, my husband and I spent 6 weeks in Colorado this autumn. In the pre-COVID era, our work schedules made it impossible to be away from the office for that long. Hiking in the mountains brings me an incredible sense of...
Oct 15, 2020
Hello Sisters! As I was preparing some remarks for our new colony’s virtual retreat, I pulled out my constitution and bylaws and dutifully reviewed OPA’s purpose, mission, and cardinal principles. As I reflected on these guiding statements, I was struck by the fact...
Jul 22, 2020
Food Insecurity: Hunger in America Have you ever had to choose between buying enough food for the month or paying your rent? Has there ever been a time when you needed medication, but after paying for it you had to skip a meal or two…or more? Millions of families in...
Apr 14, 2019
I was recently invited to join a group of women called the “Adventure Friends” for a long weekend in the Utah mountains. The common bond was a love of downhill skiing, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Although I am friends with the organizer of this adventure,...
Nov 4, 2015
61,500,000–That’s the number given by The Huffington Post last December for an estimate of Americans currently suffering from a mental health disorder at any point in a given year. With that number being so high, it’s a no-brainer for this topic to...
