Josie Camarillo

Josie Camarillo is a recent graduate of Whitworth University, where she majored in English and psychology. Currently pursuing her Master in Social Work at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Camarillo writes for SpokaneFAVS from afar, but plans to return to the Spokane area after attaining her licensure as an independent social worker. She dreams of becoming a relationship therapist and a published author. Her hobbies include photography, horseback riding and writing poetry. Camarillo has a passion for photography and writing, especially poetry, and is interested in creative counseling methods like narrative therapy and using horses in therapy. Someday, she would like to be a counselor and a published poet. Her favorite poems are "The Singing Woman from the Wood's Edge" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "The Art of Drowning" by Billy Collins. During fall 2013, Camarillo worked for Spokane Faith & Values as a copy editing intern, where her specialities included deleting Oxford commas and adding hyperlinks. Since then, she has transitioned into becoming a regular contributor to the site as a writer and photographer.

BRIEF: Father Bach Haven calls for toilet paper donations

Father Bach Haven, an apartment complex for the formerly homeless that is run by Catholic Charities Spokane, is calling for donations of toilet paper for its residents.

BRIEF: Sravasti Abbey to open its doors for monthly Sharing the Dharma Day

Sravasti Abbey, the Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Newport, is opening its door on Dec. 8 for Sharing the Dharma Day.

BRIEF: UGM calls for donations of men’s socks and gloves before Thanksgiving

This month, the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) has invited 1,100 or more poor and homeless people to their Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 27 at the Spokane Convention Center, according to a press release.

Whitworth campus

The sun peeks through trees on Whitworth's campus.

BRIEF: Whitworth choirs to perform annual Christmas Festival Concert in Spokane, Seattle

The 2013 Whitworth University Christmas Festival Concert, “Welcome, All Wonders,” will take place in December in Seattle and in Spokane. The concerts will feature more than 120 student-musicians, including members of the Whitworth Choir, the Whitworth Women’s Choir, the Whitworth Men’s Chorus and the Whitworth Chamber Singers, as well as student instrumentalists and narrators, according to a press release.

We should intentionally practice gratefulness

Gratefulness is one of those things that is weird to talk about for me, because the concept is all about humility, which precludes not talking about your actions.

Reading by Pádraig Ó Tuama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNF5_xcdDeA On Monday  Pádraig  Ó Tuama will be visiting Whitworth University. He is a Belfast-based Irish poet, speaker and conflict mediator.

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