Author: Mary Luft
Handling Expectations
Written by: Maddeline Thomas Zip-lining in Baguio, Philippines. Have to wear extra protection and bravery to get through expectations. My family is interracial; I am Filipino, Swiss, and Japanese. My dad is Swiss and Japanese. He had a simple upbringing and was not close to his family. My mom grew up in the Philippines, and…
Town Hall | August 20th
This was a live Town Hall event record on August 20th. At the very end, the meeting was cut short and ended abruptly due to technical difficulties.
Town Hall | July 30th
Watch our virtual live Town Hall event recorded on July 30th, 2020. Eric and Sadie share the good news, some updates and of course answer your questions.
2020 Vision
By Sadie Hess We will tell our grandchildren about 2020. This has been a decade of events in a year. We have experienced a pandemic, financial upheaval, civil unrest….and it is only June! So many difficulties and trials and feelings. When we chose our theme for the year, 2020 Vision, we had no idea what…
Building Strong Relationships
Written by MADDELINE THOMAS Why is it hard to form relationships? People with disabilities experience social barriers because people without disabilities are scared to communicate with them. It starts when children with disabilities get pulled away from their peers. Children with and without disabilities do not know how to connect. The barrier continues when they…
Standing Together
Dear Compass Family, I am writing you to share my thoughts about the state of affairs in our world and our small corner of it at Compass. These are scary and troubling times. For the past three months we’ve battled the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness as we shelter-in-place, the sudden economic downturn, and an…
Thank You for Keeping Your Promise!
Eric and Sadie finish the values series with the topic of trustworthiness. Thanks for joining us along!
Striving for Excellence
Eric touches on the topic of excellence in our values series.
Managing Your Freedom
We don’t know about you, but we’re really enjoying this Culture series vlogs from Eric and Sadie. In this latest vlog, Eric talks to us about what freedom truly looks like during this difficult time.