On Mother’s Day, May 9, members of Church Women United and Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd., presented the Valiant Woman Award to Mary Jane Mitchell Page.

VALIANT WOMAN—Ernestine Casson, president of Church Women United, and Valiant Women Award recipient, Mary Jane Mitchell Page.

The award is given to the woman with outstanding service for Church Women United and her local community for an extended period of time. Page, a devoted Christian and native of Swissvale, is a graduate of Duffs Iron City Business College. After college she worked as a switchboard operator and a secretary in the editorial department of the Pittsburgh Courier.

Isn’t it funny how life changes? What was important 10 or 20 years ago doesn’t mean a thing today.

During a recent conversation with a group of peers we talked about how our lives have changed. Many reflected on their days in college and what mattered to them then and what is important now. The whole conversation made me think of the many mantras that we live by and how these mantras have been made into art for our homes and offices.

You know the wall words and positive affirmations. I have placed several of them in my home and in my cube at work. Some of them remind me not to take life so seriously and others just give you the strength to get through another day.

Women’s luncheon

MAY 21—Shabach Women’s Department will host their 4th Annual Women’s Luncheon at 12 p.m. at Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave., Wilkinsburg. The special guest will be Elder I. Elaine Mosley. There is a $10 donation. For more information, call Melonye Barham at 412-853-1775.

Most book signings are held in a book store, and are typically a basic afternoon or evening. With Towanda Brown aka Motherpoetry nothing is basic.

Brown turned her book signing on April 16 into an evening of elegance at the beautiful and eclectic Montage Interior Design Studio in Point Breeze.

NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT—Jenika Brown (daughter) Carol Ramsey (sponsor), and Towanda Brown (author).

Friends and family turned out for an evening of live entertainment and dinner and enjoyed the vocal dynamics of Sonya Carter, creative interpretation in mime from Keenan Young and awesome gospel music courtesy of Brian Wright.