It’s a great day to be a woman

A shelf in my office holds a small framed sign that says: “I am woman, I am invincible, I am tired.”

Well, today I am not tired, I am invigorated by the power and the passion and the strength that womankind represents.

A Southeast Texas organization called Pioneering Women today hosted their “Women of Passion and Ambition” luncheon honoring eight area women who have made our world better. The luncheon is always in August, a salute to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

The honorees included Sheri Arnold, Jo Ann Block, Yolanda Avery, Verna Rutherford, Dora Nisby, Connie Berry, Michelle McCalope and Juanita Falcon.

I’ve known several of the women for decades. I’ve watched them, year after year, offer their time and talents in service for a variety of individuals and organizations. They are, truly, women of passion and ambition.

But in addition to the event being a wonderful way to honor wonderful women, it’s an amazing gathering of women who support and nurture one another as each, in her own way, tries to make a difference in her own world.

Thank you Pioneering Women, for a great event, and for renewing my spirit.