Stepping aside from the heart of the article -- you evoke the nuances of the Valley beautifully.

The early internet was so full of hope - a tool for building community rather than destroying it. That's part of of the residual sadness now.

Yes. She is fabulous. Exactly the sort of 'wonder' I enjoy.

You know I’ll take all recommendations. I just don’t read as fast as you do, and there’s some targeted thinking I need to do.

Perfect. Thank you. (And I should have known that!)

This is is wonderful. So glad you found a way to make it work.

The time I tried to keep the 12 days fully (with all the liturgies and a story telling tent with daily bedtime stories/ hot chocolate), I ended up sick for 6 weeks after. I don’t see how we can do it unless we refuse the chaos of December.