Minister of Word and Sacrament in PC(USA)
With my YAV year now over, I can't help but feel how odd it is to already be speaking of it in the past tense. After a day of driving, I suddenly have to switch the wording of all of my experiences this year. I *lived* in Denver, I *lived* in an intentional community with …
During my YAV year I've been learning a lot about homelessness, trauma, humanity, living with less, and everything else that comes with doing a year of service. Something that I've also learned more about is drugs and addiction. I have gotten to talk and work with youth who inject drugs at my job, learn more …
During this past winter and especially last week, I have learned about what it is like to not run away from danger but to run towards it. Working in the social work field, I have learned that closings are not normal here. When the bomb cyclone hit (both of them!), I didn't get to sleep in …
This blog post has been a long time coming, and honestly I've been pretty bad about writing blogs as my YAV year has progressed so I figured it was time for a big one. I feel like this blog has just merely scratched the surface, but I hope that it at least starts thoughts and …
It is wild to think that I am about halfway through my YAV year! I was reflecting while journaling earlier today, and thinking how this year has been unfolding before me. I have learned so much, seen so much, heard so much, and I truly feel that I have also been changing. My life has …
I'm going to be honest, this past week was probably my hardest week of being in Denver so far. With the election, work, community, and anxiety, I was absolutely exhausted by the time Friday morning hit. I watched CNN online all election night and was thrown through the roller coaster of watching how the …
[This has been a hard blog post to write, just because I have so much to say and so much I've experienced. I could fit this last month of my life into a long and jumbled book, but instead I'll be slowly writing it all down in different posts! Also with my job, it will …
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Today marks my first month of living in Denver, and it has gone so fast! I started my job which I love, I moved in with 3 strangers from 3 different states who I love, and I moved to another state and time zone. Not the mention about being 5,000 feet higher in elevation! But …
The time has come! I've officially started my year as a Young Adult Volunteer in Denver, and I'm already 2 weeks in. These past few weeks have been wild, so let me fill you in. On August 20, I flew to NYC for a week of orientation with everyone in the YAV Program at Stony …
Hello! I'm so excited to say that I have found out where I have been called to for my agency placement during my year as a Young Adult Volunteer in Denver, Colorado. After interviewing with 5 different agency placements all based in Denver, I have been notified that I got the job I wanted with …
Rev. Sarah Dixon 