Friends in Faith: Joan Romett

Joan Romett is among the giving-est people I know. She gives in many

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tangible ways, including supplies and food to the Future with Hope Women events we’re both involved in (and a couple of sweet boxes of Washington Capitals swag she and her husband, Dan, gave my sister and me).

But it’s the intangible, deeper ways that Joan gives that really move my soul. For years, she has been dedicated to loving up and caring for her brother who has physical challenges. She makes a life of balancing love and service and faith look easy, even when it’s not. Joan reminds me that service is a gift, not an obligation.

By Melanie

Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.

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