Drawing Out Each Other’s Faithfulness

Supporting gifts and leadings in our meeting community.

Pamela Haines

Plants Are Like People

In 2020 I learned how to garden.

A COVID Hanukkah

This past December, I celebrated Hanukkah in a way I never imagined.

The Beforetimes to Now

Imagine this: an 11-year-old boy hears about an opportunity to be in his school’s production of Newsies.

Virtual and Physical Connections in 2020

This year, I have learned a lot about virtual and physical connections.

The Spiderweb of the Lockdown

“The coronavirus is spreading.”

More Time with Family

In 2020 I learned that a community can be many things.

One Crazy Year

2020 was an unusual year.

Privilege Is to Be Appreciated

Simple. That’s one way you could sum up the entirety of the 2010s.

My COVID Summer in Casts

Bzzzzzzzz—I could hear the buzzing of the saw as it got closer to my skin.

Learning to Be Happy

Going to Catholic school for 11 years was rough—I mean, really rough.

Student Voices Project 2021 Participants

Thank you to all of the 123 participants of the eighth annual Student Voices Project!

8th Annual Student Voices Project

For the eighth annual Student Voices Project, we asked Quaker-affiliated students: what can we learn from 2020?

Preserving Quaker Heirlooms

Sharing stories with a rising generation.

Where and How Are Friends Made?

The keys to a strong First-day school program.

Lessons from the Woman Who Mentored George Fox

Elizabeth Hooton provides a model for deep listening across generations.

Upon Reflection

"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys…"

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