In a packed Sanctuary, Destin was bar mitzvahed. Destin blew us all away. Near the end of the service, he read his speech, that he had written by himself, to all of us. Personally, I had no idea that this 13 year old was so brilliant & so far more mature than any 13 year…
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alabama Scottish thistle…
planted in my garden in honor of my maternal grandmother & her mother. my great grandmother immigrated to Vermont from Scotland, by herself, when she was 18 years old. I love knowing her courage & hope that is in me.
Birthday wish list from a 17 year old…
When she turned 16, she asked for a car. She said it could be a used one. I thought that generous of her. She didn’t get a car. I wanted buy her one, just as much as I wanted to pull a unicorn with wings out of the sky when she turned three. When my…
