Faith, Recovery & Purpose With Ruby Comer And Laura Dahl

Rich & Wendy 0:00
Hey, everyone is Rich Bennett. Can you believe it? The show is turning ten this year. I am so grateful for each and every one of you who've tuned in, shared an episode, or even joined the conversation over the years. You're the reason that this podcast has grown into what it is today. Together, we shared laughs, tears and moments that truly matter. So I want to thank you for being part of this journey. Let's make the next ten years even better. Coming to you from the Freedom Federal Credit Union Studios. Harford County Living presents conversations with Rich Bennett. 

Today, I'm going to get kind. 

No, no, no. The truth is. 

Rich Bennett 1:00
I am joined by my lovely co-host, Wendy Beck. And. 

Wendy Beck 1:03
Hello. 

Rich Bennett 1:04
See. No, I didn't hear you say anything yet. You're c you're already interrupting me. You're jumping. 

Wendy Beck 1:10
We're trying to figure out dominance here. 

Rich Bennett 1:16
I'm outnumbered, so apparently it's not me. Go ahead. 

Wendy Beck 1:20
Welcome. Today we have a special guest, someone who's near and dear to my heart, Laura doll and her mom, Ruby. And they're going to talk to us about something that they're doing which is new. And I want her to tell us about it. And I kind of have some information and I want to kind of see if it's the same as what you're doing. I had recently met at a little craft show up in Pennsylvania, a bake sale that was benefiting the Bethesda Women's Mission. And I don't know if that's the same as you guys. Okay. Okay. So, yes, please tell us. 

Laura Dahl 2:00
Yeah. So thanks for having us. Bethesda Transformation Center is it's been it's been a journey to get where we are right now. We're still not open, but we do have a property, We have the curriculum and everything. And what. What this is, is it's going to be a place for women to come and heal from addiction from strongholds that they're experiencing. And it is faith based. So when I say faith based, it's Bible based and it is actually mirrored after a program down in North Carolina. 

Rich Bennett 2:40
Oh. 

Laura Dahl 2:40
Yeah. So Bethel is the place down in North Carolina. It has been going for 76 years. 

Rich Bennett 2:49
Wow. 

Laura Dahl 2:50
Yeah. So 76 years for the men. They have a men's campus and they opened a women's campus in 2018. So they have 80 beds for men and I think 24 beds for women. And they're working on opening up a family recovery. 

Wendy Beck 3:07
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 3:07
Part of it. So. 

We we learned about Bethel because of our journey with my brother Stephen. So Stephen got to go down there twice and it's it's a mission. It's a ministry. 

Rich Bennett 3:26
Mm hmm. 

Laura Dahl 3:27
So it is just a nominal application fee. They don't bill insurance. Insurance isn't involved in it at all, and it is truly supported by donations, churches, community. And that is something that has been part of what we've been building up here, because this isn't for the faint of heart. 

Rich Bennett 3:50
Just to clarify, because I had a couple of people ask me this when I told them you were coming on. Bethesda Transformation Center is not located in Bethesda, Maryland. 

Laura Dahl 4:01
No, that's the joke. Any time I go and share at a church. No, it is 

Rich Bennett 4:06
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 4:06
not located in Bethesda, Maryland. It's actually in the north end of the county, 

Rich Bennett 4:12
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 4:13
right 

Rich Bennett 4:13
Right. 

Laura Dahl 4:13
on the north side of Rock State Park. When you're going up on 24, 

beautiful, beautiful property, I can just tell you the testimony of us getting the property and everything is just been God's fingerprints have been all over this. 

And it's been it's been beautiful to bear witness to it. You know, Mom and I are here. We're. 

We're the ones starting this. But I can tell you, it's not ours. 

Rich Bennett 4:46
Right. 

Laura Dahl 4:46
At all. 

Wendy Beck 4:47
Right. 

Laura Dahl 4:47
This is. 

Wendy Beck 4:47
Is it a nonprofit? 

Laura Dahl 4:48
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 4:48
Yes. Okay. So is it associated with the one in North Carolina or is this like a branch or a. 

Laura Dahl 4:54
Now. 

Wendy Beck 4:55
How does that work? 

Laura Dahl 4:56
Yeah, that's a great question. So when we went down there, so Mom and I went down there for a week, I ended up finally picking up the phone and calling at the prompting of a pastor. And 

the the lady that answered the phone on the other end was a woman in the program that had worked her way up through the program to where she had responsibilities. And she was part like quasi staff. Right. And I was probably sound like a rambling fool when I. And I was like, I'm probably. And she's like, No, you're making perfect sense. Let me talk to the program manager. Let's get you down here. 

Wendy Beck 5:34
Wow. 

Laura Dahl 5:35
Okay. And I didn't even know what I was asking for at that point. 

Rich Bennett 5:38
When was this? 

Ruby Comer 5:39
March last year. 

Rich Bennett 5:41
Wow. Okay. 

Laura Dahl 5:42
So March 20, 23. 

Ruby Comer 5:44
2024. 

Laura Dahl 5:45
I don't know what you're worried. 

Ruby Comer 5:47
March 24. 

Rich Bennett 5:49
So not even a full year yet. 

Ruby Comer 5:50
No. 

Rich Bennett 5:50
Those of you listening this were recording this February. 

Laura Dahl 5:54
21st. 

Rich Bennett 5:55
21st. 

Laura Dahl 5:56
2025. 

Rich Bennett 5:59
So almost a year ago. Wow. 

Laura Dahl 6:01
And so I called down there. They were like they they talked and they had us come down, stayed for a week. We shadowed the program, got to ask any and all questions. When over we stayed with the women's side and then we took a day to go over to the men's side because again, that's been going for 76 years 

Rich Bennett 6:18
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 6:19
right? And while we were over there, I so the joke is with all of this is for anyone who knows the Bible, mom and I are Mary and Martha. So I'm the one that will choose to sit at Jesus's feet and just soak it all in. Right. And my mom is so amazing at putting things together, events, hosting, entertaining. That's not my that's not mine. That's her strength. And it's beautiful, right? And that's part of what works really well here. So when we were at the men's campus, I'm just taking it all in. I'm just soaking it all in. And they ask us, Is there anybody you would like to talk to you while you're here and now? I don't know. 

Rich Bennett 7:06
Do you know anybody down there? 

Ruby Comer 7:08
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 7:08
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 7:09
Back up the. When we were down there with my son Steve, and we went down to visit and as a mother. But But I mean, to sit and watch your children in a hotel room quotes, scriptures back and forth to each other just was such a blessing. But I wanted to meet Pastor Pruitt because that is who was a big. 

Laura Dahl 7:35
He left the. 

Ruby Comer 7:35
Stephen Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 7:36
Impact on Steve. 

Rich Bennett 7:37
Right. 

Ruby Comer 7:37
Impact on Steven. So I wanted to meet him in person and so we got to sit down with him and he added a lot of light to everything that we are we're talking about. And he has been inspirational in emailing and giving us, you know, information. And they have. 

Rich Bennett 7:56
He's like a mentor. 

Ruby Comer 7:57
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 7:57
Yeah. He basically. Because I again, I didn't know what I was asking for and he was like, look, whoa. Hand over the curriculum to you. Will, will empower you to do what God's calling you to do. And I was like, Wait, I don't even know what God's calling me to do right now. And so in all of this, he. 

We 

Wendy Beck 8:19
We 

Laura Dahl 8:19
come 

Wendy Beck 8:19
come 

Laura Dahl 8:19
back 

Wendy Beck 8:19
back home. 

Laura Dahl 8:19
home and we're working through. I don't know. I like to drag my feet on things. Right. 

Wendy Beck 8:27
Doesn't seem like it. 

Laura Dahl 8:28
I'm a poor guy. 

Wendy Beck 8:29
I don't believe that. 

Laura Dahl 8:30
Okay, file in that. I had asked Pastor Perry what I was like. Look. Because I love community, I love partnerships. I love collaboration. I don't necessarily like having to stand up something that potentially is already happening. I'd rather enhance what's happening. Right? 

Rich Bennett 8:49
Right. 

Laura Dahl 8:49
So if Bethel is working really well, I was like, Hey, what are you guys interested in starting a branch up our way? And he was like, No, that's not where God's leading us. He was like, But I will empower you. I will give you everything for you to start what it is that you're feeling. Prompted to start. So they truly have handed everything over to us. 

Wendy Beck 9:10
That's also. 

Rich Bennett 9:11
Wow. 

Ruby Comer 9:11
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 9:12
Electronically, so I haven't had to retype it or anything. Now we are. Massaging it. The foundation is still the same, but it has to be tweaked a little 

Wendy Beck 9:21
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 9:22
bit because the property is not the same. 

Rich Bennett 9:23
Right. 

Laura Dahl 9:24
And so we're currently working on that right now. And it like I said, we have it. But Casey, the girl that actually answered the phone, is still connected with us and she will be joining us in July. 

Ruby Comer 9:40
Ever see 

Rich Bennett 9:41
We're 

Ruby Comer 9:41
an. 

Rich Bennett 9:42
from North Carolina. 

Ruby Comer 9:43
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 9:44
So she's moving up here. 

Ruby Comer 9:45
Yes. Yes. 

Rich Bennett 9:46
Really? 

Ruby Comer 9:47
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 9:48
Wow. 

Ruby Comer 9:49
I trust that God has had his hands in this. 

Rich Bennett 9:51
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 9:52
From us being able to get the property. 

Wendy Beck 9:55
Just. 

Ruby Comer 9:55
It's a just to sum it up. A girl that I went to school with and I as Laura says, I host things and we do a class picnic every summer. I put it in the house and we spoke about. What we were trying to do. And a friend of mine from school says Ruby, I got the perfect place. Well, me being in an entertaining mode, I said, Did you get some ice cream? The Ice Cream Truck series. He had out. 

Laura Dahl 10:22
You didn't hear her? I. 

Ruby Comer 10:23
I didn't hear what she was. 

Wendy Beck 10:25
Oh, okay. 

Ruby Comer 10:26
And then, ah, we have a good friend, Sherry, that's a real estate agent, and she's been looking for us. Knowing what we. 

Wendy Beck 10:33
We were looking for. 

Ruby Comer 10:35
And she said the coming soon to me. And I'm like, That's Debbie's house. So I contacted Debbie and Debbie is on board with us with this mission. And God has just laid. 

Wendy Beck 10:49
That's awesome. 

Rich Bennett 10:50
How much property is it? 

Laura Dahl 10:51
Nine acres. 

Rich Bennett 10:52
Really? 

Laura Dahl 10:53
It's amazing. 

Ruby Comer 10:54
Right on, dear. 

Wendy Beck 10:55
I have. I have seen the picture online. It is very. 

Rich Bennett 10:57
Oh, it's right on the creek. 

Ruby Comer 10:58
Right on the creek 

Rich Bennett 10:59
All. 

Ruby Comer 10:59
where we. 

Rich Bennett 11:00
What better? 

Ruby Comer 11:00
Some. 

Rich Bennett 11:01
I mean, that's. And we've discussed this before, especially, you know, with recovery and your mental health, just all that being there, that nature around you. Wow. 

Laura Dahl 11:12
And it's like it's it's beautiful, too, because it's kind of it's kind of in a holler or a valley of some. 

Rich Bennett 11:19
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 11:20
To where it feels very like like you're hugged by nature. I don't know. There's. 

Wendy Beck 11:25
Yeah, it's. 

Laura Dahl 11:26
It's beautiful 

Rich Bennett 11:27
Surreal. 

Laura Dahl 11:27
there. Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 11:29
And when we were in North Carolina, I spoke with the girls and I talked to them about, you know, in the recovery. And what was amazing, it wasn't just young. I mean, there was women there from 18 to 60. 

Wendy Beck 11:43
Mm hmm. Yes. 

Ruby Comer 11:44
So it wasn't just, you know, it's not a pinpoint 

Wendy Beck 11:47
Which I'm going to just interject 

Ruby Comer 11:49
that's 

Wendy Beck 11:49
for 

Ruby Comer 11:49
a. 

Wendy Beck 11:49
a second. That has really been weighing on my heart lately about the older women that are coming through our houses because they need a different kind of love. I'm going to be honest. 

You know, we co-mingle all ages together. But I'm noticing, like, I just like women that are my age or older, and I just I can't even imagine, Jen, how terrified they are. When you're younger, you're resilient. You can go out and start over and over and over again. We've all proved that to ourselves. But when you get to a certain age, like your your possibilities seem to get smaller and smaller and smaller. So, 

Rich Bennett 12:31
I 

Wendy Beck 12:31
you 

Rich Bennett 12:31
think 

Wendy Beck 12:31
know. 

Rich Bennett 12:31
that your mindset. 

Wendy Beck 12:33
No. 

Laura Dahl 12:34
I think there's some validity to. 

Wendy Beck 12:36
There is because. 

Rich Bennett 12:37
But everybody's 

Wendy Beck 12:37
Earning potential. 

Rich Bennett 12:38
still. 

Laura Dahl 12:39
True. 

Wendy Beck 12:39
You know, you're you're I'm not going to I don't mean to interrupt you, but your earning potential, your confidence, the the people that you are no longer in your life because the devastation that addiction has taken on you. That we have women whose children don't want anything to do with them and they literally have nothing. And so this that has been weighing on my heart. And honestly, there's been several women in that scenario that we've had to find alternate places because our environment isn't the right one for them. So now I love this because, you know, if that's a referral for for rage, that's that's a win for both of us. 

Laura Dahl 13:21
Well. 

Rich Bennett 13:21
Stay in it now because especially if their kids don't want anything. Down there with. 

Wendy Beck 13:27
Other people. 

Rich Bennett 13:27
People that are the same age as our kids that I can understand. 

Ruby Comer 13:30
Well, even if they have kids 

Wendy Beck 13:32
Their 

Ruby Comer 13:32
and 

Wendy Beck 13:32
kids 

Ruby Comer 13:32
their kids have 

Wendy Beck 13:33
have 

Ruby Comer 13:33
kids 

Wendy Beck 13:33
to. 

Ruby Comer 13:34
and they keep 

Wendy Beck 13:34
Keep 

Ruby Comer 13:34
the 

Wendy Beck 13:34
the 

Ruby Comer 13:34
grades. 

Wendy Beck 13:34
grandkids kids from. 

Ruby Comer 13:35
From them. They feel like their world has crumbled. They have not. It's like, okay, why am I here? Because I have nothing to go for. 

Wendy Beck 13:43
And 

Ruby Comer 13:44
Because 

Wendy Beck 13:44
their families. 

Ruby Comer 13:44
most women, you know, it's about their kids and the grandkids and everything. Yes. So I is I understand completely what she's saying. 

Wendy Beck 13:54
Yeah. And I think it's it's it's not getting better. So we need to have these types of resources that have options. Which I don't think necessarily has been out there. 

Laura Dahl 14:04
Well, And I think a big piece of this program is it is. Like they stay on the property so I know it rage. They they get jobs. They're. Stuff like that. That's not what this program looks like. At least 

Wendy Beck 14:21
That was my next question. Tell me about what it looks like. 

Laura Dahl 14:24
So it is truly them staying on the property. It's a 65 day program. They're there 65 days. They can choose to sign on in extensions for 30. Increments. It is truly 

so. Bethel is called Bethel colony of. 

Wendy Beck 14:45
Mercy. 

Laura Dahl 14:45
It is like a colony. That's the best that I can describe it. It is about figuring out like, what are your strengths, what are your talents? What are your gifts? And it's about you pouring back in to the property, the program as well. So I appreciate, like the older ladies and stuff that you're talking about. And I've seen them in, in my span of treatment world. Right. And in that it's also important to the physicality component of it. So like, they'll have to be able to do stairs, they'll have to be able to do yard work because the maintenance of the property is going to be like pretty intense, right? Yeah, And it's a nonprofit and it's a ministry and so therefore I can't pay somebody to mow the yard, right? 

Wendy Beck 15:30
No, I got it. Yeah, that's. 

Laura Dahl 15:31
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 15:31
Take it for me. It's very expensive. 

Laura Dahl 15:33
That's right. 

Ruby Comer 15:35
And I mean and where I was going with too down there. I was speaking with the ladies in reference to Yeah. What kind of recover do they look for? And they were saying that if you put them in these fancy recoveries, they don't feel comfortable because they're not at home. You know, these are we're used to being out in the streets. So you put us in someplace fancy. It's not comfortable and it's it's a trigger. So they want something that's comfortable. And this house was built in 1853. 

Rich Bennett 16:09
Wow. 

Ruby Comer 16:10
Old house. Very old house. 

Laura Dahl 16:12
Oh, it's got amazing history to it. I mean, through the years it was it was the old mill. So there was a lot of like commerce and work happening there. And then because it is a historic property. 

Wendy Beck 16:25
What's going to. 

Ruby Comer 16:26
Not registered. 

Rich Bennett 16:27
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 16:27
It's not registered in the historic now. Now 

Rich Bennett 16:30
Not 

Ruby Comer 16:30
it's 

Rich Bennett 16:30
yet. 

Ruby Comer 16:30
not registered it can be They've they've asked, 

Wendy Beck 16:33
There 

Ruby Comer 16:33
but 

Wendy Beck 16:33
are some 

Ruby Comer 16:34
never 

Wendy Beck 16:34
stipulations 

Ruby Comer 16:34
read it. 

Wendy Beck 16:35
that you can. 

Ruby Comer 16:35
Right. 

Wendy Beck 16:36
Certain things if it is because. 

Ruby Comer 16:37
Right. So the previous owner, she was approached, but she never registered it because they do set guidelines. 

Wendy Beck 16:45
Yeah, you can expand or change certain things. 

Laura Dahl 16:48
Right. So in that through the years too, it was also, I think, like a nursing home and things along that nature. So I mean, it's a huge house. huge. 

Wendy Beck 17:01
How many bedrooms? 

Laura Dahl 17:03
It has six. 

Wendy Beck 17:06
Let's big. 

Laura Dahl 17:06
Six seven. 

Ruby Comer 17:07
Got seven. 

Laura Dahl 17:08
Oh seven with the one in the back. 

Ruby Comer 17:09
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 17:10
Wow. 

Laura Dahl 17:10
It's like a maze. 

Ruby Comer 17:12
There have been back steps. 

Wendy Beck 17:14
I love. 

Ruby Comer 17:14
You get lost. 

Wendy Beck 17:15
I 

Ruby Comer 17:15
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 17:15
love. 

Laura Dahl 17:17
But it's also it's also classy. So like when you walk in the chandeliers and stuff like that. But but it's the original hardwood floors. So like, that's what I'm saying. Like, it's just this it's amazing. 

Ruby Comer 17:32
Comfortable. Very comfortable. 

Laura Dahl 17:33
It is. 

Wendy Beck 17:35
It's 

Laura Dahl 17:35
It's hot. It's 

Wendy Beck 17:36
it's 

Laura Dahl 17:36
hot. 

Wendy Beck 17:36
horrible. 

Laura Dahl 17:37
It's even though it's grand, it's weird. It's hard to describe. 

Wendy Beck 17:42
I'll have to come see. 

Laura Dahl 17:43
For sure. 

Wendy Beck 17:44
I know you had an open house and I was not available when you did, but I would love to come see it. 

Laura Dahl 17:49
For sure. We'd love to have you out. I mean. 

Rich Bennett 17:52
He has already. 

Ruby Comer 17:53
We did. 

Laura Dahl 17:54
As soon as we bought it, this woman was like, Laura, we need 

Wendy Beck 17:56
The 

Laura Dahl 17:57
to open the doors. 

Wendy Beck 17:57
most. 

Ruby Comer 17:59
We had to open the doors. And you. Do you know how quick we got? Furniture? 

Laura Dahl 18:04
Fully versed. 

Ruby Comer 18:05
It's fully furnished. 

Laura Dahl 18:06
We have not bought a thing. 

Wendy Beck 18:07
That's awesome. 

Laura Dahl 18:08
Not bought a. 

Wendy Beck 18:09
So what is your target? 

Rich Bennett 18:10
You go, Ruby. 

Laura Dahl 18:14
Well, the goal was February, but here we are. So, I mean, at the very latest, it's going to be July. 

Wendy Beck 18:21
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 18:22
But. 

Wendy Beck 18:22
What are some of the hang ups that are preventing now to July? 

Laura Dahl 18:26
So we knew it didn't have air conditioning when we bought the house. 

Rich Bennett 18:31
Yeah, but. 

Laura Dahl 18:32
It needs to. 

Rich Bennett 18:34
Well, 1853 is probably got the front back door across from each other. 

Laura Dahl 18:39
It? It kind of does. 

Ruby Comer 18:40
There are several back door. 

Wendy Beck 18:41
Well, I knew. I mean, it's probably cool in some. 

Laura Dahl 18:46
Oh, it's cool. Yes. 

Rich Bennett 18:47
It's also hot. 

Ruby Comer 18:51
So, yes, the heating system, the previous owner was doing an amazing I don't know how she did it, but she lived there and she said she would zone do zone heat, you know, and. Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 19:05
Was it oil? He. 

Laura Dahl 19:07
It was two fireplaces, very small fireplaces, and a 3500 square foot home. 

Rich Bennett 19:12
Oh, so when you say like there's no heating and air conditioner, you mean like no ductwork at all? 

Ruby Comer 19:18
Where there was previous the. 

Rich Bennett 19:19
While. 

Ruby Comer 19:20
There is previous dark work in the old part because they had a coal burner. 

Laura Dahl 19:25
There's. Yeah, there's registers. There's not duct. 

Rich Bennett 19:28
Right? Yeah. Just registered. 

Laura Dahl 19:30
It was like. 

Rich Bennett 19:30
The old house 

Wendy Beck 19:31
Canned 

Rich Bennett 19:31
is. 

Wendy Beck 19:31
heat 

Ruby Comer 19:31
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 19:31
could rise. 

Laura Dahl 19:31
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 19:32
Yeah. Why? 

Ruby Comer 19:34
So. 

Rich Bennett 19:34
I would love that though. 

Laura Dahl 19:36
So we I mean, that's been part of what we've been doing for these past three months is really pushing. And we started like a go fund me. 

Rich Bennett 19:45
Mhm. 

Laura Dahl 19:46
And initially, again, all God's work rate initially when we started looking for, okay, what is it going to look like to install on each HVAC system in here, Our original quote was over $100,000. 

Rich Bennett 19:59
Oh yeah. 

Wendy Beck 20:00
Yeah, I can imagine. 

Laura Dahl 20:03
Today, as stand right now with the work that's already like getting scheduled, the HVAC system and the roof replacement that we need is all under $100,000. 

Wendy Beck 20:18
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 20:20
Because of donations. 

Ruby Comer 20:21
Because of people wanting to work with us and be. 

Wendy Beck 20:24
Oh, 

Ruby Comer 20:25
And this. 

Wendy Beck 20:25
okay. Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 20:26
They are doing it for hardly nothing. 

Rich Bennett 20:28
While. 

Ruby Comer 20:29
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 20:29
A fraction of the cost. 

Wendy Beck 20:32
Well, I mean, there's a need, as we were just saying. So I feel like this program is going to be probably like one of a kind in the area as well. What do you like what do you anticipate like a day, you know, for the woman like that comes in, what does it look like to her? Because she's not working. She's, you know, tell me. 

Laura Dahl 20:55
It is. And Wendy, you're right. It's unlike anything that's around here. There's familiarity to what is happening here and this really strong recovery community. County does have. But that's one of the things I was talking to Rich about earlier is it doesn't fit in any of the boxes when we talk about. In like the treatment world or anything like that. It truly is outside of the box. So it's familiar in the ways that, like the women have a schedule, they get up, they when they get up, they have to do like get ready, get their beds made, all the stuff, because this does get kind of like audited. Right. The staff goes behind and checks in on them. There's a like weekly type keeping the rooms tidy and stuff because we know that that's really important and that's something that is went out the window when we're in full blown addiction. Right? 

Wendy Beck 21:52
Relearning your life skills 

Laura Dahl 21:54
Exactly. And 

Wendy Beck 21:55
routine. 

Laura Dahl 21:56
it's going back 

Wendy Beck 21:57
Back 

Laura Dahl 21:57
to 

Wendy Beck 21:57
to 

Laura Dahl 21:57
the 

Wendy Beck 21:57
the 

Laura Dahl 21:57
basics. 

Wendy Beck 21:57
basics. 

Laura Dahl 21:58
It's going back to the basics in how to show up in the world, how to love myself. Who am I? Like really getting at these foundational components that if I'm honest with you. For me, I don't normally talk. From that space of like, I'm in recovery because my recovery has not been what the world says. My recovery is very different. I'm 15 years without a drink or drug. 

Rich Bennett 22:26
Wow. 

Laura Dahl 22:27
Only by the grace of God. Mine came different. It didn't come in the rooms, which is why I kept quiet. Because I never wanted to discount or discredit what others are doing. 

Rich Bennett 22:37
Right. 

Laura Dahl 22:38
But what this program does is it feels very familiar to what my recovery has been. And so with that, it's truly with the foundation of God. The Bible, who God says I am as. As a woman. And so when they wake up, they have the structure. They meet for breakfast. They have prayer time. They have worship time. They will have education. So with that, educators will come in. We're going to start off. It's going to be volunteers, all volunteers. 

Rich Bennett 23:10
Good. 

Laura Dahl 23:11
And it truly is going to be the community. That's why I say it's not. 

Wendy Beck 23:19
Right. 

Laura Dahl 23:20
It's everybody's. And I can tell you, even in like these three months. Like the people that check in on the house that are watching out for us. I mean, just this morning, somebody drove past and was like, hey, Ruby, the gates open like they're they're not stopping. They're driving past in their other job and watching out for 

Rich Bennett 23:39
Right. 

Laura Dahl 23:39
us Like that's that's what this is it's. 

Wendy Beck 23:42
Well, yeah. And one of the things that I've noticed is that that is exactly what a non-profit is. It is all about community. It's not like, you know, the nonprofit that I run. It's not mine. It doesn't belong to me. It's to be passed on to the next and the next to keep the mission going. So I get that. 

Rich Bennett 24:02
What kind of educators are you looking for? 

Laura Dahl 24:04
So we actually have a volunteer training coming up March 15th. 

Rich Bennett 24:10
Right? 

Laura Dahl 24:10
And in order to volunteer at the house, you do have to complete the training. We do anticipate anybody that's going to step more into that educator counseling perspective. So it's not going to be counseling like I'm an LC P.C. licensed professional counselor. 

Rich Bennett 24:28
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 24:29
It's going to be pastoral counseling. Right. So it's going to again, it's faith based and helping people walk through who what their identity is, who they are, who they were created to be. So that they can get back online and get back on the mission that God has created them for. And so for that, we we're looking for people who have a strong faith based component. In addition, I know we have some people that are part of our volunteers that have went through different trainings themselves so that they can process. 

Wendy Beck 25:07
Practice with. 

Laura Dahl 25:08
With. A level of certification. 

Wendy Beck 25:11
You mean like peer training, peer certifications, like that type of thing, or more of a spiritual. 

Laura Dahl 25:17
The spiritual 

Rich Bennett 25:17
Spirit. 

Laura Dahl 25:17
side. Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 25:20
Wow. 

Wendy Beck 25:20
And what would that look like, Pastor? Like, just give me some examples. 

Laura Dahl 25:25
It could be a pastor. 

Wendy Beck 25:26
hmm. 

Laura Dahl 25:27
It could be someone who has been like, really strong in their church and therefore, they've. So, like, I have a lady that I'm connected to. She has her master's as a pastoral counselor, but she's a life coach. She's got certifications behind that. And so she she brings this very unique perspective into it. So it's almost like limited lists in some ways. But again, the foundation is that faith based. 

Rich Bennett 26:00
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 26:01
So I'm not saying you have to have a masters degree. 

Wendy Beck 26:03
Right? No. No. Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 26:04
But. 

Rich Bennett 26:06
Faith is a strong thing. That's amazing. 

Laura Dahl 26:07
Exactly. This inner healing and deliverance piece is really important because, you know, I I'm going to I'm going to talk in a way that I don't know. What we have seen and experienced is very much in the spiritual realm. And so when. When I. 

Worked with my brother and stuff like that. There were moments and times where I had to step away from him because it 

Wendy Beck 26:39
It 

Laura Dahl 26:39
wasn't. 

Wendy Beck 26:39
wasn't him. 

Laura Dahl 26:41
It was not my brother. It was the demons of addiction. Right? Like, you hear everybody talk about it in the rooms, like I fought my demons I like or I continue to fight my demons. But to really put 

Wendy Beck 26:54
Put 

Laura Dahl 26:54
it 

Wendy Beck 26:54
it. 

Laura Dahl 26:54
where it belongs in that spiritual realm and understand that like, okay, so what do we do with this? How do we fight this? 

Ruby Comer 27:03
I did not realize. But when we were at Bethel that week and we were in the classroom with the ladies. You know, there is seven demons, an anxiety, depression, panic attacks. That's all. A demon. It takes control of your mind. And, you know, and I. I had never put that piece. 

Wendy Beck 27:24
Put it in that perspective. 

Ruby Comer 27:25
Yeah. And that really opened my eyes to get to understand more of what's really happening. 

Rich Bennett 27:33
The other thing is to to your point, you know, with the demons, the demons are taking over. It's the demons talking. 

Laura Dahl 27:39
We. 

Rich Bennett 27:39
With what you're looking at, looking forward to faith based educators, I believe it's God that is doing the talking through them. 

Laura Dahl 27:46
Correct? Yeah, we're just vessels 

Rich Bennett 27:48
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 27:48
and we have to be open and willing for God to use us. 

Rich Bennett 27:53
Alison. 

Laura Dahl 27:54
For sure. 

Ruby Comer 27:55
He's led us down this road. I never dreamed. 

Wendy Beck 27:58
Well, knowing Laura, I'm you know, this program is in good hands. I do know that for a lot of different reasons, her faith and her expertise and her personal experience. So I have no doubt that it will be successful. How many women at a time will will will be there? You know, Max, like 

Laura Dahl 28:18
Eight. 

Wendy Beck 28:18
eight. 

Laura Dahl 28:19
Yeah, that's where we are. That's what code tells us. So. 

Wendy Beck 28:23
Yes. Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 28:24
So. 

Rich Bennett 28:26
That with the women be doing the cooking or where you have somebody in there cooking for them. 

Laura Dahl 28:29
They will be doing the cooking. So we will have volunteers that will. Show them how to cook and share recipes. And they this is truly this is their recovery. This is their property. This is their program while they while they are there. So. 

They'll they'll have chores. You know, I mean, that's what I'm saying. Like it feels familiar to Recovery 

Wendy Beck 28:53
Right? 

Laura Dahl 28:53
Home. 

Wendy Beck 28:54
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 28:55
Because it's their space. 

Rich Bennett 28:57
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 28:59
What is your role like? What will you what will you be doing? Like, what's your you know, what are you going to be doing? I never. 

Ruby Comer 29:08
Dodd. 

Rich Bennett 29:10
Every 

Wendy Beck 29:10
lot. A lot of hats. 

Rich Bennett 29:11
donation. 

Wendy Beck 29:11
Lots of hats. 

Rich Bennett 29:12
Mom handle that? 

Laura Dahl 29:13
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 29:14
The one who's 

Laura Dahl 29:15
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 29:15
going to be hosting the fundraisers. But I'm asking that because, you know, are you the executive director? Okay. 

Laura Dahl 29:21
Right. 

Wendy Beck 29:21
So we have, you know, a lot of roles that we have to play, and not all of them are fun. You know, so I if you need any wisdom, I don't have any, but I can 

I can tell you what doesn't work. 

Laura Dahl 29:37
I appreciate that. I like that. I like learning from others so I don't have to make mistakes. 

Wendy Beck 29:42
No, I mean, honestly, like it is probably one of the most rewarding things that you can do is to take your pain and flip it and 

Rich Bennett 29:54
To help 

Wendy Beck 29:54
create 

Rich Bennett 29:54
people. 

Wendy Beck 29:54
a purpose that is not only for you, but that you can extend beyond. And that's exactly what's happening. 

Rich Bennett 30:04
You're listening to the conversations with Rich Bennett. We'll be right back. 

Rich & Wendy 30:11
Wendy, I understand that Rage against Addiction is doing something very important. A monthly donor program. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Absolutely. We are hoping to get our supporters to join us in providing a monthly donation. It can be $5 or it can be more whatever you can afford. Really allows us to help plan and increase our fundraising efforts. Well, why should people become a monthly donor? What are they doing to help? Their monthly contributions? Let us plan for long term projects and respond quickly when urgent needs arise. And I'll give you an example. We had the need for a new mattress, right? And we've also had urgent needs for refrigerators and washing machines and all of that kind of stuff that comes up. So they tend to need to be replaced. And our women deserve to have the things that they need. So with the monthly donor program, technically, anybody can do it for any amount either because Rage Against Addiction always needs something. I know I've known you for years now, and there's times you've told me you guys needed furniture, unique clothes. And also you're not getting the grants that you used to or the contributions that you used to. So this monthly donor program will definitely help a lot. Yes. So somebody becomes a monthly donor. What is there anything that they're getting in return besides, of course, helping those that need it? I know you guys have like an excellent newsletter where they automatically subscribe to our newsletter so you'll know what's going on. You can kind of track our progress here. Success stories, know the data, and like how many women we serve each year and just be a part of something bigger. So with this tool, I guess they're also going to be because of the newsletter, they're going to be one of the first ones to find out about events coming up, like the memory walk and run the Basket Bingo and any other future events that you're doing, the podcast that you do. Yes. So they're going to be tied in right away. Yes. All right. So how can they become a monthly donor? You can go to our Web site and that is Rage Against Addiction, dot org and go to our donate button. And on there, you will have the option to become a monthly donor. And you can put in any amount that you want your commitment, big or small, empowers our mission and changes lives every single day. Visit us at Rage Against Addiction dot org to become a reoccurring donor and join us in making a lasting impact. Thank you for your compassion, generosity and belief in a brighter future. Together, we can make a difference. Join us today. 

Laura Dahl 33:16
One of the things through my my faith journey that kind of came to the forefront for me was like, What's your life verse? And I was like, What do you mean? And this was like when I was younger and my faith. And 

so I started praying about that and. 

Wendy Beck 33:34
Life. Verse. 

Laura Dahl 33:35
Yeah, 

Wendy Beck 33:35
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 33:35
like a scripture. 

Wendy Beck 33:37
Oh, from the Bible, what your verse would be. Okay, I got. 

Laura Dahl 33:40
Yeah. And God took me to Genesis and chapter 50, verse 20. And it's the story where Joseph is being reunited with his family after they had sold him into slavery and all of that. And Genesis 5020 says, You meant evil against me. God meant it for good. So that many people will be saved. 

Wendy Beck 34:04
I love it. 

Laura Dahl 34:04
And that's truly why there's been times where I was like, Is this? Because sometimes your life first will change. And I was like, Well, maybe it's not. But I feel like this has just been almost like a solidification. I don't know if I just made 

Wendy Beck 34:19
Timing 

Laura Dahl 34:19
up a word. 

Wendy Beck 34:19
to make the. 

Rich Bennett 34:20
It is now. You said it. 

Laura Dahl 34:21
Sorry. 

But just that that's the thing like. What is our purpose while we're here? I can't. I can't just live this life and go through it. I was in a job where most people would have said all LA made it right. 

Rich Bennett 34:38
Mm hmm. 

Laura Dahl 34:39
I was the most miserable. I was making the most money. I was like, 

Rich Bennett 34:43
But 

Laura Dahl 34:43
I 

Rich Bennett 34:43
you weren't 

Laura Dahl 34:43
had 

Rich Bennett 34:43
happy. 

Laura Dahl 34:44
everything. I was losing my mind. 

Rich Bennett 34:47
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 34:47
Literally. And a lot of people probably thought I was crazy, but I quit that job and just spent 30 days with God and was like, God, what am I doing here? What would you have for me? And then he told me to start moving. And so I've been doing a bunch of things since then, and this is one of them. And. 

Ruby Comer 35:07
With. 

Laura Dahl 35:07
I want to leave it better. I want to leave the world better than I found it. 

Rich Bennett 35:11
You want to make a mark? 

Wendy Beck 35:13
I feel like that too, honestly. And I think that when you go through something that's so unimaginable, losing a child. A sibling. And, you know. You don't go back from that. And if you can't turn that around and make it into something positive, you're lost. You're broken. And I'm not saying this to be, you know, disrespectful to anyone who is still grieving at a level that I'm always grieving. I was sitting there today. In all honesty, we have a newsletter and I was writing my note from Wendy, and I was like, Oh, this is going to make me cry. Like, my daughter's like, what? And I'm like, No, just don't worry about it. Because, like, you're throwing your heart in it over and over and over again. And you don't do that when you're sitting there doing data entry. Well, we have to do data entry, too. 

Laura Dahl 36:09
True. 

Wendy Beck 36:10
But you know what I'm saying? So, moms. 

Ruby Comer 36:13
Yesterday was five years ago that we lost Stephen. And with that, my faith has became very strong. I I've believed my whole life, but it's I've gotten stronger over the years. But with dealing with Stephen, I always was looking for any help. You know what? What can we do to make a difference? 

So when we lost Stephen, I always said I want to help the families. Well, how do you help the families? I don't like, call them addicts because that's a stigma. So we are going to. Are students. That's why we're not recovery. We're transformation. 

Wendy Beck 36:53
Catch up. 

Ruby Comer 36:54
They're going to. 

Wendy Beck 36:55
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 36:55
Their lives and where they're 

Wendy Beck 36:57
The 

Ruby Comer 36:57
going to be students, not addicts, because I don't like that. So if the 

Wendy Beck 37:03
students 

Ruby Comer 37:03
students 

Wendy Beck 37:03
are. 

Ruby Comer 37:03
are good, the family's good. So that's 

Wendy Beck 37:05
That's 

Ruby Comer 37:06
why 

Wendy Beck 37:06
why 

Ruby Comer 37:07
we. 

Wendy Beck 37:07
we are. 

Ruby Comer 37:08
Part of this. 

Wendy Beck 37:09
This mission that 

Ruby Comer 37:10
That was 

Wendy Beck 37:10
was. 

Ruby Comer 37:10
my goal. I want to help the 

Wendy Beck 37:12
The 

Ruby Comer 37:12
families. 

Wendy Beck 37:12
families 

Ruby Comer 37:13
How 

Wendy Beck 37:13
have 

Ruby Comer 37:13
to. Families 

Wendy Beck 37:14
come. 

Ruby Comer 37:14
help the students because whenever Stephen was in Bath over anything. I 

Laura Dahl 37:20
You could. 

Ruby Comer 37:21
worried, but I knew he was okay. 

Rich Bennett 37:23
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 37:24
So that's that's where we're at. And God has let us down this road. 

Rich Bennett 37:29
When you guys went to for. 

And you met Pastor Pruitt. 

Ruby Comer 37:34
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 37:35
Pruitt and you talked to him and I'm sure he probably sat down if you guys had said a prayer. 

Ruby Comer 37:41
Oh, definitely. 

Rich Bennett 37:44
I bring this up because this this happened to me. And it just it changed my faith completely to I made it stronger. But after he prayed with you guys, did you feel something just overcome you? 

Ruby Comer 37:57
I think the whole week down there, we felt, 

Rich Bennett 38:00
we did. 

Ruby Comer 38:00
oh my goodness, we when we were at the women's the first day we got there, we were down by the water because it's like a campground. And Laura stood there and she said, Mom, this is it. And then look our places by the water. So as I said, got it. The whole week there, we found it. Yeah. And it just when you go into those campuses, you just feel it. It's 

Laura Dahl 38:27
The 

Ruby Comer 38:27
just. 

Laura Dahl 38:27
Holy Spirit. 

Ruby Comer 38:28
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 38:29
I just. I keep thinking also about all these 

Wendy Beck 38:33
He's 

Rich Bennett 38:33
different 

Wendy Beck 38:33
different. 

Rich Bennett 38:33
educators because of where you're at. All the different things that they can learn there. That you would never think of. But like fish and. 

Laura Dahl 38:44
Oh, yeah. 

Rich Bennett 38:44
You know, I think, if I'm not mistaken, over by their October, you got a lot of monarch butterflies, which to me. 

Ruby Comer 38:52
Mm hmm. 

Rich Bennett 38:52
Beautiful butterfly, 

Ruby Comer 38:53
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 38:53
but just little things like that that people don't think of they take for granted. And it's all God's creation. But to get out there and enjoy it even more and learn about it. 

Ruby Comer 39:04
I love birds. I 

Rich Bennett 39:05
Oh, 

Ruby Comer 39:05
love. 

Rich Bennett 39:05
yeah. 

Ruby Comer 39:06
My daughter laughed. 

Rich Bennett 39:06
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 39:07
Never thought I'd be a. 

Rich Bennett 39:08
I'm always. Oh. 

Laura Dahl 39:09
Well and. 

Rich Bennett 39:10
I'm always watching. 

Laura Dahl 39:12
And even like so, Casey is doing some work for us while she's down in North Carolina right now, finishing out a second program that's getting her on her feet even more So. She's she's going to have two years in recovery by the time she comes to us. And so she's doing some work down there. And she has even said she was like, Laura, I want to have my friend down here come up and create like a bird sanctuary for the property. And I was like, Heck you. 

Wendy Beck 39:36
Yeah, why not? 

Ruby Comer 39:38
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 39:39
You said that my first thought was, oh, we're going to have you're going to have to have Ruby's bird room and all the photos of all the different birds that are around there. Ooh, Wow. Okay. You said you're also going to have services there, right? 

Laura Dahl 39:54
So. 

Rich Bennett 39:55
Or just prayer. 

Laura Dahl 39:57
Prayer and worship. So when you say have services there, I would love I would love that to end up being like a church space. So what's beautiful about the property is we have the house and then we also have a separate building, which used to be an antique store. I've been calling it the worship center. Some people call it the Schoolhouse Lake. 

Wendy Beck 40:22
It's learned it's finding its way. 

Laura Dahl 40:24
Yes, it is this open space. And I know that there's something there that will be part of the community, whether it be bringing the community in or even like, I don't know, just. 

Wendy Beck 40:37
Meeting space. 

Laura Dahl 40:39
It could be. Yeah. And we've been we've been connecting with a lot of churches. We still have a lot we're trying to connect with, especially up in that area. I mean, regionally, this this isn't just Harford County. 

Rich Bennett 40:53
Right. 

Laura Dahl 40:54
This can be anywhere, right? 

Wendy Beck 40:56
Let me ask a question. The one in North Carolina is a standalone. They don't have any other. 

Laura Dahl 41:01
Now. 

Ruby Comer 41:02
And they rely totally on donations. I mean, and where and then like she said, the. The students give back. 

Wendy Beck 41:13
I. 

Ruby Comer 41:13
Right now they are building a shop to work on people's cars. 

Wendy Beck 41:17
Okay, so. 

Ruby Comer 41:18
Some people that have graduated from the program that have stayed. 

Wendy Beck 41:22
To bring income back into them. 

Ruby Comer 41:23
Exactly. 

Wendy Beck 41:24
Gotcha. 

Ruby Comer 41:24
So they they are building their own, you know, community there. It's unbelievable. Like I said, when you walk on there, it it it's amazing. It is amazing. And Steven was there. Well, his first visit was. Oh goodness, I'm terrible with remembering years, but it was probably about eight years ago for his first visit and he did go back for a second visit and. 

Laura Dahl 41:51
And that. So I don't think we've hit on that. 

The reason why Bethel left such a mark on us. And why we're where we are today is because when my brother came back the first time, we truly saw the new creation. 

Rich Bennett 42:10
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 42:11
Like he was different. He walked different. He sounded different. Like everything was different. I remember saying, I have my brother back and I remember saying, I will not lose you again. mean, I did, right? But because I have had some people ask me the question that kind of upsets me, if I'm honest. 

Wendy Beck 42:35
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 42:36
And it's the question of, well, what's the success rate? Thank. 

Wendy Beck 42:42
Define success. 

Laura Dahl 42:44
That's what I said. What success. 

Wendy Beck 42:45
success? 

Laura Dahl 42:45
And a lot of times I met with the answer of, well, they never touch alcohol and drugs again. And I was like, I rebuke that, if I'm honest, like. 

Wendy Beck 42:55
And, you know, I, I can relate to that in our world as well. And I'm not trying to, you know. Say that's the same, but people want data. 

Laura Dahl 43:05
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 43:06
Okay, So this data is a big picture. You know, like, well, how many you know, people are still in recovery and edited all of these things and and it's like you can't really base success on that at all. You can. 

Rich Bennett 43:22
You're always in recovery. 

Laura Dahl 43:23
And numbers. You can paint whatever picture you want 

Wendy Beck 43:27
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 43:27
with numbers, 

Wendy Beck 43:28
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 43:28
Right? 

Wendy Beck 43:29
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 43:29
So in that because if that's if that's your measurement of success, you're telling me my brother was a failure. That's what you're saying. 

Wendy Beck 43:37
As my daughter would be as well. 

Laura Dahl 43:39
Right. But here's the thing. If we're truly living kingdom minded, the success is whether or not he's in heaven, whether or not. 

Rich Bennett 43:49
Right. 

Laura Dahl 43:50
Had Jesus in his heart. Right. So with that success sense, like, I know that because I saw the new creation, and even in Stephen's addiction, he still knew who God was that night, February 19th. My mom met him to put gas in his truck to go to the doctor the next day because he had a doctor's appointment. Of course, she wouldn't give him money because we all know that story, right? Steven looked at her and said, Mom, I want to go home. And mom goes, Where's home? You're going to your dad's house and you're not supposed to be there, but. 

Ruby Comer 44:25
His dad had just passed 15 days before him. 

Rich Bennett 44:28
Wow. 

Ruby Comer 44:28
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 44:29
So he Steven said, No, mom, 

Rich Bennett 44:32
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 44:32
I want to go home to be with the Lord and dad. So even in his addiction, he's still knew where his home was. He still knew who 

Ruby Comer 44:42
Lord, 

Laura Dahl 44:42
his. 

Ruby Comer 44:42
answer this prayer that night. 

Wendy Beck 44:44
Wow. 

Laura Dahl 44:45
That's right. 

Rich Bennett 44:46
So when you talk about success or success. 

Laura Dahl 44:51
That's right. 

Rich Bennett 44:53
This rate. I think he you know, his recovery was a success because otherwise you wouldn't be doing what you're doing now. 

Laura Dahl 45:01
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 45:01
We took. 

Rich Bennett 45:02
You want to be doing what you're doing. 

Ruby Comer 45:03
Exactly. We took bad and we're trying to make good. 

Rich Bennett 45:06
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 45:07
Yeah. And honestly, that's healing in itself and that's healing your grief and your putting a mission in your heart. And without your son and your brother, you would not have found that in yourself. And I hate to say that because I know that the loss of Kelsey as devastating as it is to me and to my family, and, you know, she has helped so many people now. More than she could probably ever imagine. It's coming because. 

Ruby Comer 45:39
And she would be proud of you. 

Wendy Beck 45:42
Tell me. 

Ruby Comer 45:42
She would be proud of you. 

Laura Dahl 45:44
It's okay to cry. 

Ruby Comer 45:45
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 45:45
No. 

Rich Bennett 45:46
have tissue this time. Sort of. It's toilet paper. lot of. 

Ruby Comer 45:51
You're allowed to cry. Because you know what? 

Wendy Beck 45:54
The. 

Ruby Comer 45:54
There's a hole in our heart that will never heal. 

Wendy Beck 45:57
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 45:57
Never. 

Wendy Beck 45:57
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 45:58
And so you know what? Now and then we have to cry because that's empty. 

Wendy Beck 46:02
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 46:02
And do we? Do we want it to heal? 

Wendy Beck 46:05
No. Not really. No. 

Laura Dahl 46:07
No. 

Rich Bennett 46:11
I didn't see anything. 

Laura Dahl 46:14
Get into tissues. 

Wendy Beck 46:16
He knows me. 

No, 

Rich Bennett 46:23
Likewise. 

Wendy Beck 46:23
I think it's beautiful. I think I'm. I can't wait to see it. I would love to help in any way that I can. 

Ruby Comer 46:30
Thank you. 

Wendy Beck 46:31
I think it's going to be amazing. 

Ruby Comer 46:32
But doing this is a help. We actually are having our first fundraiser that we put together in 30 days. 

Wendy Beck 46:41
Is it? Bingo. Yes. 

Ruby Comer 46:42
Yes 

Wendy Beck 46:42
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 46:43
to 

Wendy Beck 46:43
Yes. 

Ruby Comer 46:43
two of my very Sunday, 

Wendy Beck 46:46
Oh. 

Ruby Comer 46:46
two of our very close friend. 

Wendy Beck 46:47
Okay, Good. Good. 

Ruby Comer 46:49
Contacted me and said they wanted to do something. And between them, two and Laura and I. We've sold out. We've got beautiful baskets that were donated. We are ecstatic. For the first fundraiser to be. 

Wendy Beck 47:07
Where is it? If you can. I mean. 

Laura Dahl 47:09
It's at the Darlington Fire Company. 

Wendy Beck 47:10
Okay, Well, you have that space where you can probably have events in there 

Ruby Comer 47:15
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 47:15
as. 

Laura Dahl 47:16
Sure. 

Ruby Comer 47:16
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 47:17
Can you get 225 people in that? 

Laura Dahl 47:19
No. 

Wendy Beck 47:21
On what it is. 

Rich Bennett 47:22
There's. 

Laura Dahl 47:22
We have property where 225 people can easily be held. 

Ruby Comer 47:25
How? Definitely. 

Rich Bennett 47:27
Or you could do outside events. Those of you listening, Ruby is not for hire for your not. 

Laura Dahl 47:33
A man. 

Rich Bennett 47:34
For you to do fundraisers for. Well, she talked nice to her. 

Ruby Comer 47:40
I've got three going on right now. Yeah, I got. 

Wendy Beck 47:42
You rock 

Ruby Comer 47:44
Bingo basket. Bingo for the 

Wendy Beck 47:46
the. 

Ruby Comer 47:47
Bethesda. I kind of oversee my high school from North Harvard, Class of 81. 

They've been a major asset to all of this. Also that we are having a and oyster. 

Wendy Beck 48:01
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 48:02
March 22nd at Jeffersonville firehouse. And then I am also doing a bus trip to Noah. Does his sight and sound decision 

Wendy Beck 48:10
Oh, 

Ruby Comer 48:11
in April. April. 

Wendy Beck 48:12
wonderful. 

Ruby Comer 48:13
I've got those three things going on right now. 

Laura Dahl 48:15
She's a busy woman. 

Ruby Comer 48:16
I work. 

Laura Dahl 48:17
I can't keep up with her. 

Wendy Beck 48:18
Plus she works. 

Laura Dahl 48:19
Yeah, she does. 

Rich Bennett 48:21
you're like me, you're never going to retire. 

Ruby Comer 48:23
I tried. It didn't work. 

Laura Dahl 48:25
She did. 

Rich Bennett 48:26
I'll still be doing this at 100. Class of 81. 

Ruby Comer 48:29
Yes. 

Rich Bennett 48:29
Really? thought you were younger than me. 

Ruby Comer 48:32
Well, thank you. 

Rich Bennett 48:34
Class of 81 as well. 

Ruby Comer 48:35
Oh, nice. 

Rich Bennett 48:36
Not North Harford. I went to a good one. 

Ruby Comer 48:38
I'm sorry. 

Laura Dahl 48:41
Man. 

Rich Bennett 48:42
Chop it down. 

Wendy Beck 48:43
All right. Right. 

Ruby Comer 48:44
I'm really sorry. 

Laura Dahl 48:46
Oh, man. This just went so. 

Rich Bennett 48:49
Actually, I quit. I quit my senior year, I guess even though I still get invited to the reunions is like why I didn't graduate. 

Ruby Comer 48:55
You have that. 

Laura Dahl 48:55
So. 

Ruby Comer 48:56
That you are part of the class. For all the years. 

Laura Dahl 48:58
Go to these things. I'm an honorary class member of 1981. Okay. I wasn't born, but I still go and I'm still classmates. 

Ruby Comer 49:08
Take in our reunions at the ten year reunion, and I had assigned two of my fellow classmates to take care of the door coming in. They didn't do very good. They, you know, made dessert lists of very well. But anyway, one of those my husband now but as. 

But so from then on, Laura got to be. The one who handled the door says she has been to every one of my reunions. And like I said, we do a yearly picnic at the house and we have a wonderful class and I'm proud of them. 

Wendy Beck 49:41
Well, I think it has to do with you guys being so, you know, special and inviting. And I think that this is going to be an awesome, awesome mission. 

Rich Bennett 49:50
What's the website? 

Laura Dahl 49:52
W w w dot Bethesda Transformation Board. 

Ruby Comer 49:58
Can. 

Rich Bennett 49:59
Thursday, the Transformation Board. 

Laura Dahl 50:01
Yes. Enter with a thousand more words, sir. 

Rich Bennett 50:03
I does. 

Call me sir again. We. 

Laura Dahl 50:09
That is respect. My husband out. 

Ruby Comer 50:11
Give the definition of why? Bethesda Because everybody always wants to know. 

Laura Dahl 50:16
Well, I mean, it's. It's. The scripture because when intense praying went into this. We didn't just pull this name out of a hat. All of this has been highly intentional with seeking what God wants for this, right? So Bethesda is the the part of Scripture where Jesus did one of his miracles, where he went to the pool of Bethesda and there was a lame man that had been laying there waiting because it was the angel would come down and stir the water and the first one in would be healed. And Jesus approached him and was like, Do you want to be healed? And he's like, Yeah, but I have nobody to help me get in the pool when it's stirred. And he was like, Pick up your mat and go like, You are healed. And that's that's what we're going to be doing at Bethesda. It's not about the, oh, we need to do X, Y, Z. And it's like, No. You 

Wendy Beck 51:16
He'll 

Laura Dahl 51:16
are healed 

Wendy Beck 51:16
be. 

Laura Dahl 51:17
because you believe. 

Wendy Beck 51:17
We've got. 

Laura Dahl 51:19
So walk and not pick up your mat and go and share your testimony because this is where the healing. 

I'm so 

grateful today. 

Wendy Beck 51:34
And we have a moment of silence. Two. Wow. 

Rich Bennett 51:37
Well, you're the lead here. 

Ruby Comer 51:38
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 51:39
Sorry. 

Laura Dahl 51:40
She was soaking it in. 

Wendy Beck 51:41
I was. I was just like I was feeling it. 

Ruby Comer 51:43
Because everybody keeps saying. 

Laura Dahl 51:44
Where's my. 

Ruby Comer 51:45
Bethesda come from as of Bethesda, Maryland, now. 

Rich Bennett 51:48
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 51:48
I actually even went to get a donation, a tractor supply. And he looked at he said, Bethesda. He says, we only do local. And I said, Now we are local. 

Wendy Beck 51:56
Well, and I wonder if that's the place that I had told you that I had encountered up in Pennsylvania, if that has something to do with the name because there's, you know. They have a. 

Rich Bennett 52:05
Probably 

Wendy Beck 52:06
Their 

Rich Bennett 52:06
in. 

Wendy Beck 52:06
own mission as well. 

Ruby Comer 52:07
Yup. 

Wendy Beck 52:07
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 52:09
What are you back to services for? 

Laura Dahl 52:12
Oh. 

Rich Bennett 52:12
If you get what? 

Wendy Beck 52:14
I forgot 

Laura Dahl 52:14
That's 

Wendy Beck 52:14
the. 

Laura Dahl 52:14
odd. So I'm really big on meaning of names, too. So Bethesda actually means House of Grace. And House of Mercy. And that's exactly like think about that. This is a house of grace being poured out to each and every one of us. That that's another thing we've talked about. It's like, okay, yes, we are ministering to these women that are going to come to us. Right. 

But the ministry is also for the volunteers. 

Wendy Beck 52:50
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 52:50
Her eyes were all. 

Wendy Beck 52:51
You're all going to be. 

Laura Dahl 52:52
Yes, it's powerful. It's so much bigger than us. 

Rich Bennett 52:58
You scare me there for a minute. The name. I'm like, What's my name? Me? What did I do now? had no with me because I could see you holding services there. I see you don't want him. 

Laura Dahl 53:15
Oh, Marvin. 

Rich Bennett 53:17
Seriously, I don't know why, but I. For some reason, I see you. Doing the services there. 

Ruby Comer 53:24
You 

Rich Bennett 53:24
Are 

Ruby Comer 53:25
talk. 

Rich Bennett 53:25
you ordained or anything? 

Laura Dahl 53:26
No, I'm not. 

Rich Bennett 53:28
You're not. 

Ruby Comer 53:29
But you're talking right up her alley. 

Rich Bennett 53:30
But I think. I think you're going. 

Wendy Beck 53:32
It's headed that way. 

Rich Bennett 53:33
I think so, too. 

Laura Dahl 53:34
Thank you. 

Rich Bennett 53:36
I. I just. I see you doing it. 

Sorry, Wendy. Go. 

Wendy Beck 53:42
No. Do you have any other questions for them? 

Rich Bennett 53:46
Now. I can't wait to see it. However, I can help, you know. Let know. It's weird since that the one. 

Laura Dahl 53:56
The person that. 

Rich Bennett 53:57
told you about who grabbed my hands. I said a prayer and just it's my faith has grown that much more. And I'm even doing episodes where we're talking about Faith Moore. And one of our one of the things I want to do, two roundtable ones, how to talk to God and how to listen to God. And I'm going to make that happen because I do believe a lot of people still don't know how. 

Laura Dahl 54:20
Mm hmm. And so that I mean, that is part of the curriculum is teaching them how to pray. 

Rich Bennett 54:26
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 54:26
Why we pray. Like, really getting into this thing that we just kind of, like, breeze over. Prayer. Prayer is my most powerful weapon. Like I do my fighting on my knees. Sometimes I'm laid out crying. But you know, it it our worship. Our worship is a weapon. Right. Like praising through the storm. I mean, I can tell you yesterday it was a storm. It was a storm. And so I put on my praise music and it shifted the atmosphere. Just that, just changing my posture, changing where I'm looking at my looking at the problem or am I looking at the creator that has the answer to every problem we have? Rant. Sorry, I. 

Wendy Beck 55:13
Coming. 

Rich Bennett 55:13
It's okay. 

Laura Dahl 55:14
My muzzles off. 

Wendy Beck 55:16
Well, and you're in an environment where you can do that. 

Laura Dahl 55:19
Exactly. 

Wendy Beck 55:19
You can do that. You can speak your truth. And you couldn't before, like you said, and you were miserable. So, you know, you're doing what you're supposed to do. 

Ruby Comer 55:27
That's why, I mean, we're limited on where we can go to for funds, because with guidelines, if you don't have faith based, you can't you know, you have to. 

Wendy Beck 55:38
Are you registered as a church or just a five? Three. 

Ruby Comer 55:42
Now we're registered as religion organizations. 

Wendy Beck 55:45
Okay, 

Laura Dahl 55:45
Yeah, 

Wendy Beck 55:45
so. 

Laura Dahl 55:46
but it is a501c3. 

Ruby Comer 55:47
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 55:48
Yes. 

Ruby Comer 55:48
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 55:49
Is there another number in there somewhere? Let her know. 

Rich Bennett 55:51
There. 

Laura Dahl 55:52
Five. I one. 

Rich Bennett 55:53
529, if I'm not mistaken. 

Laura Dahl 55:56
We 

Ruby Comer 55:56
Worth. 

Laura Dahl 55:56
are registered with three. 

Rich Bennett 55:58
No, I thought you meant. Is there another way you can register as. 

Wendy Beck 56:02
Well, no, that's what I was asking, because I know that that's an option for nonprofits, you know, church or 

Laura Dahl 56:08
Yeah, 

Wendy Beck 56:09
I 

Laura Dahl 56:09
I 

Wendy Beck 56:09
don't want to say general 

Laura Dahl 56:10
what you. 

Wendy Beck 56:10
nonprofit because I don't really have all the verbiage yet. 

Laura Dahl 56:13
But we did register as like a church nonprofit. 

Wendy Beck 56:16
Okay. Which is different than what I have for rage. 

Ruby Comer 56:20
Right. 

Wendy Beck 56:21
So you have different guidelines on how you can. 

Laura Dahl 56:23
Well, it's not necessarily. It's more about like, grand. 

Wendy Beck 56:28
Think about. 

Laura Dahl 56:28
The government room, right? Like we we are going to be limited because 

Wendy Beck 56:33
Separate. 

Laura Dahl 56:33
we're not going to be we're not going to take medicated assisted treatment. We're not going to have that capacity. 

Wendy Beck 56:38
Right. 

Laura Dahl 56:39
So there is going to be strict limitations, which is going to narrow down who can come. Right. 

Wendy Beck 56:45
Right. 

Laura Dahl 56:45
We understand that. But this is just this is this program where we can't be everything to 

Wendy Beck 56:52
No, 

Laura Dahl 56:52
our. 

Rich Bennett 56:52
Right. 

Wendy Beck 56:52
no, no, 

Rich Bennett 56:53
Right. 

Wendy Beck 56:53
no. Absolutely. And. And you don't have to be. 

Laura Dahl 56:56
Exactly. None of us should ever try to be everything 

Rich Bennett 57:00
No, 

Laura Dahl 57:00
to everyone. 

Rich Bennett 57:00
no. 

Laura Dahl 57:01
Right. 

Rich Bennett 57:01
In anything. 

Laura Dahl 57:02
Because. 

Wendy Beck 57:02
Well, because then you're not good at any of it. 

Laura Dahl 57:05
And it it discredits. I mean, that's what God talks about. Each member of the body is important and gifted in certain ways. Like my farm. If I. If you take my thumb off of me. Right now, I'm going to be like, I won't miss my thumb. No, I'll miss my thumb really a lot. But my thumb, some people might think, is less important than like my ear. Right now they do different functions. That's exactly what it is in the community as well. We all have our own gifts and talents. And if we if we allow room for those, just like I said about Mom and I being Mary and Martha, my neither one of us is right or wrong. It's just our gifting. And if we can respect each other and travel this road, man, the impact we can all make, right? 

Wendy Beck 57:55
So does the House have a name or is that Bethesda Commission? 

Laura Dahl 57:58
Yeah, Just 

Wendy Beck 57:59
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 57:59
Bethesda Transformation Center. The rooms will have no. 

Wendy Beck 58:01
Okay. 

Rich Bennett 58:04
You're going to have Ruby's bird room. 

Laura Dahl 58:05
Stop it. 

Ruby Comer 58:07
That's out in the yard. 

Rich Bennett 58:09
With in a nice screened in gazebo. 

Ruby Comer 58:13
Now. I can't afford that. It's going to be open there. 

Rich Bennett 58:16
Those of you listening. 

Wendy Beck 58:17
Prize. 

Rich Bennett 58:18
Ruby needs a screened in gazebo. 

Ruby Comer 58:20
Yeah. There's a nice. 

Rich Bennett 58:21
You want to donate it? 

Ruby Comer 58:22
Are you already laid out? Yeah, a firepit area and. Oh, yeah, it's it is very comfortable, but yes, I did. I need all the help we can get. 

Wendy Beck 58:32
In all honesty, it sounds, even though it's a transformation center, it almost sounds like a retreat, an 

Laura Dahl 58:39
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 58:39
extended retreat. 

Laura Dahl 58:40
Yes. 

Ruby Comer 58:41
I like that. Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 58:42
Yeah. Like an extended women's retreat. Where? 

Laura Dahl 58:45
And I would love to have women retreats happen there. 

Wendy Beck 58:48
That's that's really would be very amazing and have the women that are there serve the women at the retreat. We're working together already. Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 59:01
Feel out of place now. 

Ruby Comer 59:03
Our men fit in. Don't worry. We'll 

Rich Bennett 59:05
Okay. 

Ruby Comer 59:05
find something 

Rich Bennett 59:05
All right. 

Ruby Comer 59:06
for you. 

Rich Bennett 59:06
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 59:07
Trust me, there's a lot of maintenance out there. 

Ruby Comer 59:08
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 59:09
I'm not good at maintenance. I know how to cook. 

Ruby Comer 59:13
Now we're talking. 

Laura Dahl 59:14
My man knows how to cook two chocolate. 

Rich Bennett 59:15
I mean, I don't mind cooking. And 

Laura Dahl 59:18
No. 

Rich Bennett 59:18
you got to run. Lamar knew how to cut the grass. I mean, I know how to use a push. One, too, but not on nine acres. 

Ruby Comer 59:24
Wow. We need a lawn mower. 

Laura Dahl 59:27
Think I got one for you. 

Ruby Comer 59:28
All right. 

Laura Dahl 59:29
My dad's. 

Ruby Comer 59:30
Oh, okay. 

Laura Dahl 59:31
We've 

Rich Bennett 59:31
Big 

Laura Dahl 59:31
been 

Rich Bennett 59:31
enough. 

Laura Dahl 59:31
sitting on it. It's a right it's a, I don't know, one of those. 

Wendy Beck 59:35
Zero turn. 

Laura Dahl 59:36
Yeah. 

It was part of my. 

Wendy Beck 59:39
You'll have people that'll. 

Rich Bennett 59:41
Yeah. You guys have a 

Wendy Beck 59:41
That'll, 

Rich Bennett 59:41
lot. 

Wendy Beck 59:42
that'll take, you know, certain roles. And then like I know in the volunteer world they, they come and they go, but if you have this, you know, training people will, people will show up. 

Laura Dahl 59:53
Yeah, I think I think we're already like half full on the training. We were anticipating like 40. 

Ruby Comer 1:00:01
I know where. Every toe. Definitely. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:03
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:03
How often are you going to be doing the training? 

Laura Dahl 1:00:06
To be determined. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:07
Okay. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:07
I guess it's going to be as needed. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:10
How long is the training? 

Laura Dahl 1:00:12
Training's 4 hours. It's pretty. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:14
Just one time. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:16
Right now? Yes. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:18
Really? 

Laura Dahl 1:00:19
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 1:00:19
And I know. I know who's helping you with that. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:21
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 1:00:21
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:00:23
What's what's involved in the training? 

Laura Dahl 1:00:26
It's a lot of not just education. It's. Hands on role playing, like going inside yourself and 

Rich Bennett 1:00:35
Ooh. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:36
really figuring out, okay, why am I showing up? What what is this mission and really getting to the why behind it and understanding ourselves? Because it's really important that when we show up. That we are able to show up to help the women and not potentially like bring our stuff in as 

Wendy Beck 1:00:54
Gotcha. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:54
well. While. 

Wendy Beck 1:00:55
It's important. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:56
It is. 

Wendy Beck 1:00:57
Really important. 

Laura Dahl 1:00:58
And in this field we all want to help. But sometimes we don't know how to help. 

Rich Bennett 1:01:02
Right. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:03
And it could go. It could cause harm and unknowingly. 

Wendy Beck 1:01:07
It's creating boundaries. I would have. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:08
Yeah. 

Wendy Beck 1:01:09
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:09
Talking about boundaries. Talking about. Better understanding like trauma and how it presents and why the boundaries are important. Again, it's really getting to the root of a lot of this stuff and also helping people truly understand the mission, the why behind it, and why what it is that we will be teaching. There is, 

Wendy Beck 1:01:31
And their role. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:32
yes. 

Wendy Beck 1:01:32
Yeah, because you're not there to do. You're there to do what you're there to do not. Does that make sense? 

Ruby Comer 1:01:39
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 1:01:41
So. 

Rich Bennett 1:01:41
So will men be allowed to be educators there or are you just. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:46
I'm not against that at all. Now, I think I think it's important, but even with the men, it's even more important for them to understand their role 

Rich Bennett 1:01:57
Yes. 

Laura Dahl 1:01:57
and why boundaries are of the utmost importance. Because, I mean, as a woman myself, when when we go through life, life does certain things to us. And sometimes we will misunderstand different, you know, body language and stuff like that. And we don't want it to get messy at all. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:15
Right. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:15
Right. Triggers and 

Laura Dahl 1:02:17
Yes. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:17
all that. 

Laura Dahl 1:02:17
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:18
Well yeah. And that's where especially. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:20
Well, and it's a safe place for them. So you want 

Ruby Comer 1:02:23
When 

Wendy Beck 1:02:23
to. 

Ruby Comer 1:02:23
to back off and 

Wendy Beck 1:02:24
You 

Ruby Comer 1:02:24
when 

Wendy Beck 1:02:24
want to keep. 

Ruby Comer 1:02:24
to walk away. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:25
Right. It's just. 

In today's world, it's scary because if you see somebody crying. You know, a lot of times you want to hug them, but as a man, you may not. You got to be careful of that, too. 

Ruby Comer 1:02:41
Well, I even with this day and time now I ask my am I okay to hug you? 

Rich Bennett 1:02:46
Yeah. 

Ruby Comer 1:02:46
You know, because I. You don't know. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:49
I like 

Ruby Comer 1:02:49
And. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:49
that. Yeah, I do like. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:50
Yeah, and that's a problem I have 

Ruby Comer 1:02:52
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:52
only. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:52
Some people might say no. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:53
Grew up always. 

Wendy Beck 1:02:55
They really might. 

Ruby Comer 1:02:55
Hugging. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:56
Were huggers for. For the Special Olympics. It's like 

Ruby Comer 1:02:58
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:02:59
we were. 

Laura Dahl 1:03:00
That was your that was your role. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:01
Brought up. You hug everybody every. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:04
Ask me and I do I say, am I okay, give you a hug. And you know, because I don't if they don't want me to do it, then I. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:12
Right. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:13
Do it. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:13
Some. They're vulnerable. Some. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:15
The. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:15
feels like an invasion of their. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:18
Yeah. 

Laura Dahl 1:03:21
I don't know what. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:24
I thought maybe he was doing something else. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:25
No, not Duterte. No, not the one cheek. 

I know where your mouth is. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:34
Well, thank you. I'm excited. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:35
Whether you. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:38
Excited for this and for you. I mean, I can't wait to continue to hear about it. And when you open, you need to come back. I 

Laura Dahl 1:03:43
For 

Wendy Beck 1:03:43
remember. 

Laura Dahl 1:03:43
sure. For sure. 

Rich Bennett 1:03:45
Yes, ma'am. 

Laura Dahl 1:03:46
I love it. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:46
Since I'm the one in charge of this one. 

Laura Dahl 1:03:55
Thank you for. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:55
For having. 

Wendy Beck 1:03:56
Oh, it was awesome. It was nice to meet you. 

Ruby Comer 1:03:58
The me. You. 

Rich Bennett 1:04:00
can't even say anything because she's. 

Ruby Comer 1:04:02
Yeah. 

Rich Bennett 1:04:02
It just is. 

Ruby Comer 1:04:04
She's a woman. She's always right. 

Laura Dahl 1:04:07
No, I don't agree with. 

Rich Bennett 1:04:10
Yeah, And it doesn't work. 

Rich Bennett 1:04:13
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