Posts Tagged: marriage

How a Middle aged Mom from Missouri became a LGBTQ Ally

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.  –Audre Lorde This is the story of why I organized the

How a Middle aged Mom from Missouri became a LGBTQ Ally

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.  –Audre Lorde This is the story of why I organized the

If you could go back in time and change something in your past, would you?

“This has to work.” “If I just keep focusing on schoolwork and stay in a Christian environment, I’ll be fine.”  These thoughts were ever-present with me during my freshman year at Wheaton. I grew up in a small town in

If you could go back in time and change something in your past, would you?

“This has to work.” “If I just keep focusing on schoolwork and stay in a Christian environment, I’ll be fine.”  These thoughts were ever-present with me during my freshman year at Wheaton. I grew up in a small town in

Deborah and Mia Jacoby-Twigg

Deborah Jacoby-Twigg ’79 We had planned for a year and a half this 9/15/01 wedding to take place in our Episcopal church in Manhattan but 9/11 changed all that.  We spent the first 24 hours in complete shock: a member

Deborah and Mia Jacoby-Twigg

Deborah Jacoby-Twigg ’79 We had planned for a year and a half this 9/15/01 wedding to take place in our Episcopal church in Manhattan but 9/11 changed all that.  We spent the first 24 hours in complete shock: a member