WF Podcast Eleven – Humphrey & Wingate Interview
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We are two Quaker women who raised our families in towns dominated by the U.S. military. Rather than shun the military and look away, we have lived our witness amidst strong military presences. One thing about being in a military town is that you can’t look away from how big a machine the military is.
“Way has opened” countless times over the past five years, as I followed a calling to create a nonprofit organization called Poetry Heals.
June 9-16, 2019; Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
“I don’t want to think about that stuff and I’m not going to write about it either.” John grabbed his backpack and stalked out the door. I had pushed too hard. It had happened in a moment, and he was gone.
Parenting summons the best in a person; it also sometimes triggers, well . . . less than the best. When I brought together my Quaker faith with my aspirations for parenting, I found “a way” to be a parent, especially as my children became teenagers.
