She spent a fair amount of 02-06 in Afghanistan training midwives, so women giving birth in places without a lot of infrastructure is a particular niche interest of hers. It was really a perfect gift.

Thanks for posting this. My mom’s a midwife and I normally donate to abortion funds in her honor every year, but threw in a last minute one to Bethlehem University because of your post and she cried when she opened the card.

Embroidery hoop with olive green fabric and the Jimmy Carter quote “we must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles” from his 1977 inaugural address stitched in light brown thread with dark green floral stitches filling the background.

A rough draft of my dad’s Christmas gift. I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot over the last couple of weeks while preparing for the incoming administration, but wasn’t expecting it to be so relevant this week. 🧶

There was a shooting at work a few years ago and the admin response was reminding everyone EAP exists and 2 double cut pizzas for the staff. It’s all I can think about anymore when I see a 16 slice pizza.