by Ingrid Lochamire | May 4, 2017 | Faith
There was a party in Nashville, Tennessee, this week and I really wanted to be there. I would have brought the tea cups. Let me explain. A few years ago, on a trip to see my sons in Nashville, Tennessee, I ran across a quaint little café on the northwest side of the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s always an awkward conversation. After we’ve played some games, talked about what they want in a dating relationship, done a bit of role-playing, we get down to the nitty gritty. Sexual assault. Violence. Rape. Some of the students avert their eyes....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I am sharing this post (first written in February) on the web site for our local domestic violence agency, Elijah Haven. This agency assists victims of domestic violence by providing safety, counseling, guidance and other...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 28, 2014 | Family
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The issue of violence in the home deserves more than 31 days of concentrated attention. It’s a sad fact that domestic violence affects one in four women in the United States every day. The recent headlines citing...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
When There’s Violence in Their Home On that afternoon when I sprawled on the floor of my office, painting pictures with two little girls, I thought about what is REAL in their young lives. ….the angry words and slamming doors that wake them in the night...
