by fisherwebdesign | Sep 9, 2015 | Inspiring Moments
This week marks four months since I decided to apply to Maggie’s Place, three months since my interview, and two months since I moved into The Zechariah House. Overall, my journey after graduating from college and moving onto Maggie’s Place happened very...
by fisherwebdesign | Feb 11, 2015 | Inspiring Moments
“To love another person is to see the face of God.” That is a famous quote from Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Misérables. If you’ve ever seen the play or watched the musical, I hope you sang those words in your head (as I often do!) when you read them. I ask...
by fisherwebdesign | Nov 24, 2014 | Inspiring Moments
I was recently driving back from a Corps meeting when I stopped at red light. Here I saw a homeless man and young woman who seemed very uneasy with her surroundings, possibly even scared. While this is not an unusual sight around Phoenix sadly, it struck me...
by fisherwebdesign | Aug 28, 2014 | Inspiring Moments
Yesterday afternoon, I came home and there was a strange car in our parking lot. That actually happens pretty much every day, so I wasn’t alarmed or too concerned. Our house coverage volunteer informed me that a woman who used to live here had stopped by, and was in...
by fisherwebdesign | Aug 18, 2014 | Inspiring Moments
I was given an empty building – with a lot of potential for a thrift store concept. It already had fresh paint, clean floors, and empty spaces. I had already scouted out the fixtures I wanted to buy or had been stock piling ones I got for free on Craigslist. Then came...
by fisherwebdesign | Jul 3, 2014 | Inspiring Moments
“Home is where the heart is.” As cliché as this saying has become in our society, its meaning is beyond measure. It means that home is not bound by walls or defined by familial ties. Home is not a stagnant place where you simply eat, sleep and breathe. Rather, home is...
