On my own and dizzy with despair, I might fall off the edge. But with my community, I can find life-sustaining balance on the edge of fear and love.

The special moments at the kitchen tables and front porches and living rooms are irreplaceable. They can not be recreated through a screen connecting us through invisible wires and waves. Those tangible connections - those are what shape us.

Then I heard something that unstuck me: your work will expand to the time you give it.

WHOA!

These women had been on our wait list for weeks or even months - working hard to abstain from drug and alcohol use, couch-surfing or living in shelters, waiting for stable housing so the courts would reunify them with their children, and surviving against incredible odds.