Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula In my web page I have included an article that CNN wrote about my passion for volunteering at various local organizations. Right now I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Grove Library Friends and Foundation Board, the Local Rotary Club, the Blind and …
On behalf of the University of Findlay Alumni Association, congratulations on being selected as a 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.
This award is presented to members of the Alumni Association who, by their example, have exhibited the highest standards of individual achievement in professional and personal endeavors; who have demonstrated loyalty and support of this institution, and who, through dedicated service, have contributed to the advancement of all humanity.
Parent Issue: Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1980 “Celia, working at University of Michigan, to support minority student retention and success”.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, inspires us even 60 years later. It certainly continues to inspire me and many others. He said: “It is a dream…deeply rooted in the American dream… that all men are created equal.” How is this manifested? Well, we have equality when we are free from discrimination, …
This is the time to evaluate our lives and make plans for the future. The past is gone and is not coming back. This is a good time to start looking at where we want to go and delineate how we are going to get there. This is the time to make New Year’s resolutions! …
I am calling this a “reflection” in the sense of being in front of a mirror. This mirror is reflecting to you the mystery of how Christmas was celebrated in my household when I was a child.
My dear Ned passed away last year and this will be my second Holiday Season without him, without his love and support. I can’t say it’s been easy, rather it’s been rocky, with twists and turns, with ups and downs.
I am a recent widow. It’s been a year and four months since Ned, my beloved husband, passed away. That means that counting on the love of a man with whom I spent 35 years of my life is forever gone. You could say that we had worked out the kinks in our relationship – something that can only done with time spent together.
I am used to speaking about “we” as in Ned and me. It’s a custom that goes back several decades. So, “we”, Ned’s spirit wherever it may be, and I thank you very much for being here today. When Ned and I got married, I was 38 years old and he was 53. We knew …
My husband says that there are more rocking chairs in Nicaragua, than people, a most necessary piece of furniture in a country with two types of weather – hot and hotter. Their open backs made of wicker or wooden slats allow the heat to escape the body; the swaying movement as you rock circulates the …