Sarah Shelander

Sarah Shelander

Rolling into fall

Etien Laleman, left, and Don Zarbock enjoy T-shirt weather in late September as Edmee Paredes pedals and steers them last week on Divine Providence Community Home’s trishaw.

Let your words always be with grace

Over the years I have talked with various counselors and pastors who have sought to minister to people who have suffered physical abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, and/or emotional abuse (either verbal or nonverbal).Sometimes the term “abuse” is misused to describe someone else’s words or actions we simply don’t agree with.