Esther Bradley-DeTally, a longtime Baha’i of Pasadena and an author and writing teacher by trade has been teaching writing at the Women’s Room, a refuge from life on the streets, and the Pasadena Weekly just published a front page story on her!

This is the wonderful article by Sara Caradine with beautiful photos by Mike Lopez, and we encourage you to go and read it and be inspired.

This blog post is a way for our community to take a moment and acknowledge Esther and her selfless service, her constant outpouring of love to her community and her generosity with her craft. She is a building block of our Pasadena Baha’i community, an example of how to be creative in your expression of Faith, a woman of action, a socially engaged artist who brings everyone along enthusiastically for a ride into creativity and emotional connection.

Connection is a central word to understand the way Esther lives. She is a born–and truly efficient–connector. Without wanting to embarrass her further, we just had to do something we don’t do often enough: tell someone in our own Faith community that we see them.

So, in a way, as this article from the Pasadena Weekly comes out with our darling friend on the cover, we take this chance to tell her: We love you, Esther. We appreciate everything you do, and we’re so proud of you!

Further information:

The Women’s Room is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. For more information, visit ecpac or call (626) 797-2402.

For more information on Esther’s activities, please check her blog, write a comment and leave your email address so we can put you in touch with her.

For more information on other Baha’i activities in the Pasadena area, leave a comment with your email as well and we will get in touch with you!

Violetta Zein
October 25, 2011