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Remembering Allison Rodgers
August 1, 2020 Linda Daigle 2 Comments

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. ~ 2 Timothy 4:7 (NLT) Those words from 2 Timothy aptly describe Allison Rodgers—Alli to her close friends and family. Last June, at 61, she lost her 11-year battle with stage 4 kidney

Faith, Friends, and a Garden of Love
June 19, 2020 Allison Rodgers Comment

Allison Rodgers first came to Cincinnati Friends Meeting in 1999. Baptist by background, she initially found the silence of the Quaker way of worship intimidating. Over time, she grew to love the silence and the peace, “the stillness inside that God gave me. I enjoyed the sermons and the peace

Quaker Roots Ground Kent Grad in London Experience
June 15, 2020 Cathy Barney Comment

On May 9, Autumn Barney graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion. She watched the online ceremony from her rental house in Kent, as her family viewed it from their home in Milford. Her cap and tassel arrived in Milford after the

A Tribute to Suzanne Johnson
June 3, 2020 Elizabeth Salinas Newby 1 Comment

Although she never gave herself credit for the warmth and depth of her poetry, Suzanne Johnson was expressive and personal in her writing. This is one of her poems that speaks of her life as a young girl: Where I’m From By Suzanne Johnson I’m from hollyhocks and tobacco fields

Remembering Naomi Oetzel
April 18, 2020 Sabrina Darnowsky 2 Comments

Naomi Oetzel, 85, passed away on April 13, 2020. Naomi attended Wilmington College, where she earned a teaching certificate. In April of 1953, she married Charles Oetzel, and the two lived in the New Richmond, Ohio area for nearly 60 years. Charles, who died in 2015, had joined Cincinnati Friends