Compassion that Transforms: Cory Ten Boom

In Kids Club we were studying the beatitudes and the focus of the day was “Compassion.”  Laura Chesser and I (Ms.D) had a small group of children and we discussed the meaning of the word.   We followed with a story about Cory Ten Boom who took her faith...

Roy Juarez: Homeless by Choice Tour Visits Kids Club

Roy Juarez stopped by Kids Club on his “Homeless by Choice” tour in July.   He shared with the 4th and 5th graders his personal story and encouraged them to never stop dreaming or believing.  Roy is touring the country telling kids all across the US that...

Words that Win

“You stink,” the man shouted at a Nats player on the field from the row of bleachers behind us.  Seeming like normal fan behavior, I hardly even noticed.  However, the soon-to-be 3rd grader sitting beside me was bothered by the comment and she felt...

I go to CVS!

“Ms. D!” he called to me.   “Ms. Daniela, I, I, I, I.”  He was struggling to get through his little kindergarten stutter.  “Ms. Daniela!” with even more excitement this time, “I, I, I…I go to CVS!”  He pushed...

What else could a mother do?

Fransisco’s Story She approached me at the end of a service at church wanting to know if she could have a private meeting with me.  We went downstairs and she asked me if I could help with her son’s asylum court case.   This was new territory for me!  I...

Tutoring Monica

Monica is a professional tutor. Still dressed in my business clothes, toting my professional looking tutoring bag, I finally made it to the apartments from work. Some of the elementary school girls were showing off their new dance choreography while Emily waited for...