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Mowing and Gardening By Carol The first spring in our meetinghouse (2009) we grappled not only with how to organize our rooms but also how to manage our yards. Mowing was a challenge because we have three — front, side, and back. We soon realized the front yard was mainly for show, the side yard…

2BNew or New2B By Kali As encouragement to new Quakers with a mix of questions, doubts, and wonder, I think it’s like that for long-time Quakers, too! Imagine how new it must have felt for the first Quakers nearly 400 years ago. They had serious doubts about the religious thought of their day and felt…

A Prayer for Our Times By Kent IF . . . if they depend on ignorance, may i read until my eyes dry out if they depend on chaos, may i be steadfast and serene if they depend on fear, may i be gentle and comforting to all i meet if they depend on division,…

Soul Trees By Randall Mullins On the last day of SeptemberI walk a half blockto visit eight trees I have gotten to know.They are left from a larger forest,still cared for by a third-generation owner.He took these trees into his heartand it shows. I saw them first five years agofrom our fourth-floor window,just after we…

Visiting a Spanish-Language Church by Blake Recently I attended a church service very different from our Quaker meeting. I sat in the back and understood only parts of the service, which was in Spanish. I was there to support my goddaughter Maria who had been asked to lead a “Know Your Rights” training after the…