Cathy Tompkins

The other day my grandson, Max, 4, said, “Nana, when are we going to the Show and Tell House?” We were in the car on the way to Oak Creek Canyon for a change of scenery, beach towels and floaties at the ready.  Max was once enrolled in a preschool class so the reference to... Read More

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_gallery _builder_version="3.19.3" gallery_ids="1190,1191,1192,1193,1194" hover_overlay_color="rgba(255,255,255,0.9)" show_title_and_caption="off" orientation="portrait" /][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.19.3"] Premier Members enjoyed the azafap virtual picnic event state-wide at the end of July! Families received a certificate for a free meal for each member of the family. Kids meals came complete with a fire hat! Many families joined the virtual Zoom picnic times to... Read More

I’m thinking a lot about what it means to have a traumatized teen enter my home. I’ve told him that in this home we don’t have sex with kids or hit them.  I’ve told him the household routines he can expect. I’ve made sure that coming to my home was his choice, not exclusively an... Read More