Month: August 2014

The work of Lydia’s House would not be possible without the generosity of its many volunteers, who help create and sustain this sacred place.  In the coming months, we’d like to highlight a few of our regulars who have positively influenced our Lydia’s House community.  This month, we feature Elizabeth Shanklin.  She is an entrepreneur, a mother of two, and an artist who has put her gifts forward for the good of our community, while bringing her whole family along for the ride.  We are forever grateful! How and when did you first become involved with Lydia’s House? My family and

As a house, we are currently reading Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Greg Boyle.  It is a heartbreaking, warm, and inspiring book filled with the stories of a priest who has spent his life building community among former gang members of East LA through a non-profit called Homeboy Industries.  Although Boyle’s work is very different than our own, we have found great comfort in his words of hope but also in his words of struggle.  As he says, all bets are off when you choose to cast your lot with those on the margins.  With the challenges of this week at

August e-Newsletter 2014