Last night, in the midst of celebrating her 8-year anniversary with L'Arche, Cassandra* was asked, “What are the gifts you have discovered about yourself since coming to L’Arche?” With a slight smile, she replied, “The gift of doing things differently.” Needless to say, I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. The gift of doing things differently. Not the burden or the curse, but the gift. Having lived with Cassandra for 2 years (and known her for nearly 4 years), I can tell you a few of the things that she does ‘differently’ from the rest of the world. Each day, ...
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