The Night Sky (Winter Newsletter)

The Night Sky (Winter Newsletter)

Gosh, our world has a lot going on. There are some big signs. Some hard swallows. Darkness peeking in where I wish it wouldn’t. Stepping of my back porch into the country night, the pitch blackness of it can be overwhelming. But last night, as I breathed deep, I...
Fall seems to have fallen (Fall Newsletter)

Fall seems to have fallen (Fall Newsletter)

The school bell rings, the football’s kicked end over end, and just like that, we’re settled back at our desks, sitting up straight, sunny vacations in the rearview mirror. Flip flops clinging to their glory days, while sweaters and space heaters jockey for pole...
A summer for the memory books… (July Newsletter)

A summer for the memory books… (July Newsletter)

Hello my little firecracker, I can’t seem to keep a straight face these days. Summer does that. When you’re a kid, it’s one long wide swath of freedom, making memories all the while. Family vacations, disregarded bedtimes, visits from cousins and aunties, and great...
Take a peek inside! (June Newsletter)

Take a peek inside! (June Newsletter)

I loved the last day of school… A three-hour windup that held the promise of summer: games and songs and no agenda, a vacation reading log waiting to be filled to overflowing, and an ice cream sandwich offered on the way out the classroom door. The freedom was...
Tiptoeing Through the Tulips (April Newsletter)

Tiptoeing Through the Tulips (April Newsletter)

Well, hello there! Sometimes, plans change. I expected to be writing to you about how our town’s Tulip Festival traffic reminds me to never take our normally quiet country roads for granted. About Tiny Tim and tractors and rain-delayed blooms and appreciating what’s...