By Hope Moreno
I am trying to get a DV women’s only group going on the mountain. I have created a facebook page called Rising Phoenix (Mt Hood women only) and I plan to get a monthly meeting started at the beginning of 2025. It will be a private women’s only group where women can share stories and just help advocate and be there for women in our community who are in need. The group is dedicated to Phoenix and Kat Mullin who died last year in Welches after a DV altercation. She was a friend and my children’s babysitter. Both happened a year apart and it has made me realize that there is a need in the community.
In Her Sound, We Hear the Stars
She walked among us, a spirit aglow,
A beacon of peace, where healing would flow.
Her bowls would sing, their echoes would rise,
A melody crafted by her gentle skies.
Two sons she cherished, her heart’s sacred drum,
Her love, like a river, endless would come.
And by her side, her faithful guides,
Her beloved dogs, with steps aligned.
She wove her life with threads of care,
A gift to the world, so uniquely rare.
Though her path now veils in mystery,
Her light remains, a part of history.
The hills may hold her quiet song,
The wind may hum where she belongs.
And though she’s gone, her essence remains,
In sound, in love, in endless refrains.
Let us remember her spirit of grace,
A heart of devotion, a radiant face.
Her song lingers still, in the earth, in the sky,
A beloved soul who taught us to fly.