So today is Giving Tuesday. What does that mean anyway? Shouldn’t we always be looking for ways to give? We are people who truly enjoy giving gifts, but also admit we are not always up for it. We imagine your newsfeeds will be inundated with lots of opportunities to give on this day and on through the end of the year. Tis the season after all! But it’s okay if you aren’t up for it.
*Written in early September but just now publishing.
I met Florence six months ago. The neighborhood we moved to a year ago is not one that we see our neighbors as often as we did in our former Haiti hangout. Most of the houses near us are beach houses that are only frequented on the weekends or holidays. This has been a nice break considering homeschooling and feeling like we can be home when we are home without a thousand knocks on the gate. But it feels weird after living in close quarters knowing all our neighbors business and them knowing ours for five years. So it felt really nice to meet our neighbor Florence and develop a friendship that felt easy and encouraging in the months that followed. Continue reading “Tomorrow”
