By What is a Summer at Lydia’s House like? Tending the garden… Cooking out… Worshiping… Celebrating new life… And spending time enjoying each other’s company!
The Beloved Elizabeth Coyle
Elizabeth Coyle served as a live-in volunteer with Lydia’s House from June 2014-June 2015 before returning to her home town in Nashville, TN. Elizabeth’s service to this ministry is forever wrapped up in the DNA of this community and we are grateful. Elizabeth came to Lydia’s House not a moment too soon, choosing to leave the sunny and warm weather of California to serve women and their children in transition and crisis in Norwood, OH. Co-directors Meridith and Mary Ellen remember being tired after years of dreaming and setting this notion of a non-profit home of hospitality in motion, managing
Volunteer Spotlight: Sandra Kelley
Please join us for our House Dedication of the Jean Donovan House May 31 from 5 – 7 pm at 2005 Mills Ave. This includes a potluck, so bring a dish to share as we enjoy the bounty of spring and celebrate this next chapter of life at Lydia’s House. And meet the woman behind the success of the Jean Donovan House renovation, Sandra Kelley! Sandra has been a faithful volunteer since before Lydia’s House opened its doors to guests last year. She and her husband Cameron put countless hours into the renovation of that house, and their professional expertise
Our Flying Piggies!
A big congrats is in order for members of the Lydia’s House Community who ran the Flying Pig half-marathon this month! Proudly wearing Lydia’s House colors were… Aliza… Andrea… and Grace! Along for the ride, their supporters passed out oranges and tissues, cheered with enthusiasm, and were thoroughly impressed by the awesome power of the runners that flew by. It was a good reminder that we are all, as Elizabeth would say, CAPABLE! Way to go!
Grace, Mercy, Love, Heartbreak, Change
Grace, Mercy, Love, Heartbreak, Change: Our First Year of Life Together Mary Ellen Mitchell It’s a Sunday night in Lent, and I walk into the Lydia’s House living room to hear Grace Marshall playing “The Wondrous Cross” on the guitar and all of the regulars singing along. Singing together tonight is followed by a reflection on the theme of the day: mercy. “What’s mercy?” asks our newest guest, watching her roving 11-month-old out of the corner of her eye. “Mercy,” I respond, “is when you don’t suffer the consequences of what you deserve. It’s the outcome of grace.” All around