by Julie Coyne | Jul 6, 2017 | Our Impact
Mothering the motherless My dear friend Romelia had just turned thirty when she died in 2004. Her five children, ranging in age from 5 through 16, were now orphans, and I promised Romelia I would always care for them. At the time of her mother’s passing, the...
by Julie Coyne | Dec 24, 2016 | Education and Hope
“Only the soul that ventilates the world with tenderness has any chance of changing it.” ~Father Greg Boyle, S.J. THANKSGIVING 2016 A big thing happened this November. Well, a lot of big things happened this November but one of them was that I turned fifty. Among...
by Julie Coyne | Aug 24, 2012 | Education and Hope, Our Impact
The best part of arriving back in Xela? A line of hugs that extends out the door!
by Julie Coyne | May 8, 2012 | Education and Hope
In memory of, and in gratitude for, Maurice Sendak. Way too much sad in the world this week, near and far. Thank God for time with my wild things… Today we monsters went up to the terrace of the after school program and got our wild rumpus on! ...
