I just finished listening to the audio book 'Tis, by Frank McCourt. I loved that the author read his own work. His dry reading only added to the bits of humor and irony in the story.
Malachy McCourt, Frank's older brother, became an entertainer in New York, so I looked him up, and found that he has written a lot of books, is an actor, and has a column in a magazine.
On Malachy's website, I saw that his wife started something called Womanshare which looks totally cool. Women make a list of what they are good at and what they can offer other women, along with a list of what they hope another woman in the group can offer them. When you share, you get hours credited to your account which you can use to barter something from someone else. These women seem to have a wonderful community and there are testimonials of friendships and window cleanings!
Lovely.
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Fascinating. I wonder what churches have tried this, or if they think it's not necessary--their women will happily volunteer no matter the cause... hmm...
Ha!
I am in a church who has a lot of happy volunteers, but that is NOT the norm. Of course, I think half the battle is getting women to admit they actually need something they can't do on their own.
Too true.
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