Hopeless

Hopeless

We were all happy to see N again today. He looked good – new clothes, haircut, smile on his face. He shared the story behind the new clothes and haircut – he was panhandling on the corner the other day and heard someone call his name. He looked over at the...
Thankful

Thankful

Sometimes when I come home from Kensington I feel so hopeless and angry. Like, how can this possibly get better? Seems like it’s just getting worse. So many people are down there suffering. We hear such heartbreaking stories, see so many of the same people out there....
Hope

Hope

When we go to Kensington, we hope that we don’t see some of our favorite angels down there again. On the other hand, if we don’t see them, we worry about where they are. Have they OD’d? Did they go to treatment? (That’s what we hope for.) Sometimes we hear about them...
Beautiful

Beautiful

We met L, a sweet young guy, at K&A today. He serenaded us with a song called Scars to Your Beautiful, singing off-key with a big smile. As we talked, I noticed he had a bandage on his hand. I asked if he was ok, and if he wanted Josie, who is a nurse, to take a...