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Hey there,
This morning one of my kids and I discussed the idea of canceled plans, and how they feel like a valve release on an introvertβs soul. Anyone else feel that way? I love a suddenly-emptier calendar βΒ it makes me feel like I magically gained time and somehow thwarted The Systemβ’.
Tonight weβre doing make-your-own-pizza for dinner, then we may walk to a local high school football game where some of Tateβs friends are playing. Then this weekend Iβll be tending the garden and painting some walls while Kyle works his magic on bathroom tiles and floating kitchen shelves. Ah, fixer-upper life.
What are you up to this weekend?

A statue made from leftover rubble stands at the site of the beginning of the protest movements in Beirut, Lebanon.Β #
5 Quick Things βοΈ
1.Β There are three things Iβve learned about work in this last year of AoS, a year thatβs ultimately like nothing I planned for its final farewell.
2. I podcasted about this idea, too... Basically, Iβm great with being an ordinary poppy.
3.Β "Our identities, our sense of ourselves, are bound up in the ways we are rooted. To go against that is to risk losing our sense of who we are, and that is a truly frightening proposition. To avoid doing that, we will tell ourselves nearly anything." I loved this.
4.Β Hereβs a story about working undercover at a cheese shop I had no idea I needed, but Iβm glad I read it.
5.Β βA desire that each person around the table know they are loved and welcomed.β A gorgeous essay about pancakes thatβs, of course, about much more than pancakes.
Quotable π¬
βOctober, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!β
βΒ Rainbow RowellΒ #
Time Machine β°
Two years ago, Marie shared the first thing her kids will learn, based on her life in Lebanon.
Elsewhere π


This whole thread is excellent. π
Advent Countdown: 37 Days β¨
Fun news βΒ weβve created a Shadow & Light Advent Community! Head here for details, or check your inbox if you already ordered the book and signed up for the bonuses.

Have a good weekend,
xo, Tsh
p.s.Β Mesmerizing.