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Also In This Room

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About Lacey R. Hardy, JD {' '}· Mom & Founder

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Lacey R. Hardy, JD — a candid portrait. She rests her hand near her ear, wearing a denim jacket and pearl earring, looking softly to the side.

I am as much a creative as I am an academic. There are draft essays on my desk, ecosystems being built in my notebooks, and photographs of ordinary things in my camera roll.

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Spending the day in library archives and museums may be one of my favorite pastimes, but still make sure to invite me to the card party. I won't come every time, but when I do, the dance floor is in for a treat. At my core, I am a South Louisiana bred{' '} BaptiCat , who converted to Catholicism two years ago. I am always authentically me, no matter how I am perceived by the world.

Three children keep this house honest. At ages twelve, ten, & seventeen months, there is never a dull moment.

It has been{' '} 137 days {' '}since I last saw them. They have not been returned to me, despite the Judge's order. The immense grief and pain I am holding are indescribable. It has only been through the love of Jesus Christ, Mary the Mother of God, my church family, friends, & community that I have been able to weather this storm.

I can imagine the older two will have plenty to say about the work being built, as they often serve as my unofficial business partners. The youngest spent the first twelve months of his life in my lap, beside the laptop. I look forward to our reunion and simply being able to cook, laugh, and be with them.

I teach them that the love of Jesus is meant to be lived out through service & through how you treat others. It is not enough to simply proclaim your faith.{' '} Service is not a separate column on a resume, but a way of life. {' '}Living Digitally^™{' '} exists because the room a woman like Keisha needs did not exist. I did what the women before me did, and built. As my cousin Ernestine often tells me, "Use what you have." With what was on hand, I did just that.

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This is the platform and room I built{' '} for others.{' '} I am sitting in it too.

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