Year: 2014

Hello All. I hope that everyone had a great 4th of July. I know we did here at the house.  For those that do not know, I am Taffany Duggins the new summer intern at Lydia’s House. Over the last few months, I had fallen in love with Lydia’s House through my role as a regular House Duty volunteer. I am now very grateful for this more substantial role. I have been able to see some great happenings here at the house over the past few weeks and have had the opportunity to be a part of those events. One

The author of this blog post, Elizabeth Coyle, is a new member of Lydia’s House.  She serves as a resident volunteer and has committed to long-term partnership with Meridith and Mary Ellen to sustain life at Lydia’s.  She comes to us from the University of San Diego, where she served as a campus minister for the past 3 years.  Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, she is a Xavier alum and is happy to be back in Norwood after many years away.  In my three short weeks at Lydia’s House, I have been the recipient of generous hospitality in profound ways.  I came

July e-Newsletter 2014

Check out this great article by Soapboxmedia about Single mothers and children in poverty in Cincinnati!

By Hilary “the Intern” Wolkan Many of you know that my time at Lydia’s House is drawing to a close, and I will be moving on to a similar position in Boston.  While I am tremendously excited for this next chapter God is calling me to, it is with a heavy heart that I leave the Lydia’s House community, the family that I have been so blessed to have been a part of these past 10 months.   When I first started my time at Lydia’s House, I had no idea what I was doing.  I had just come out