Archive for 2022
Ten Questions About Light for You and Your Family
Today is Winter Solstice. The longest night of the year. OR the day the light begins to return in greater chunks each day for the next six months. Depends on how you look at it. It is the season of light. Hannukah. Christmas. Kwanzaa. Solstice. St. Lucia. All celebrate bringing light into the dark world. […]
TLC Thanksgiving Blog – The Three Crowns According to My Dog
I’m not a huge dog fan. You have to feed them, let them out, pick up their poop, listen to them howl or bark at things that pose no danger, and then watch them sit silently when an actual threat appears. They are like babies that never grow up. So, not a huge fan. Until […]
At What Cost?
One of our campers shared a story this summer in an off-court classroom session that still haunts me. It didn’t have to be this way. He is the greatest kid. He was courageous to share his experience. And everyone in the room left thinking more deeply about what is important to them, and what should […]
The Power of “We”
When she crossed the finish line and collapsed, after a lifetime of training, brutal workouts, and a grueling finish, she said, “We did it!” Wait, this was an individual event. Jessie Diggins had just won a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, the first individual medal by a U.S. Olympian in women’s cross country ski […]
Seven Years Gone, And Still Changing Lives
I was snuck up on yesterday. By sadness. I had been going along at a lovely pace of “accept what you cannot change and work towards changing what you can” for the past three months. Pretty content. Envisioning the future of TLC and the wonderful things unfolding, as well as the challenges we face […]