Hellos and goodbyes

Last week was a beginnings and endings kind of a week. On Wednesday morning, we at The Dale said goodbye to our dear friend Mike during a memorial service. Tears we shed and stories were shared. While the loss of Mike still seems surreal to me and others, communal grieving was a necessary and helpful…

Back to school (a little bit)

For many people, September is synonymous with “back to school.” And for most of my life I’ve been one of those people, except for the last six Septembers. When I graduated from Wycliffe I had a feeling that I’d like to do more schooling at some point, but didn’t know what form that would take.…