For 476 days, we’ve heard about the dire realities of war in Ukraine: Thriving cities abandoned. Loved ones missing. Lives and livelihoods plundered. Just last week, farmers HOPE previously served in the Kherson region woke up to the reality of losing yet another harvest. With fields under water from enemy attacks on the Kakhovka...
Air purifiers, toilet paper, and boosters: choosing generosity in a time of scarcity
As wildfires rage on the West Coast, air quality nationwide suffers. Satellite images show smoke and soot traveling all the way from California and Oregon to the Atlantic Ocean. Not surprisingly, the demand for air purifiers is surging. The principles of supply and demand ensure prices will rise as availability shrinks. Like the great...
A thrill of hope
With less than 10 days until Christmas and the anticipation of a heavy snowfall, our household is in full Christmas mode. We’ve decorated the tree and hung an excessive number of lights throughout our home. We’ve splurged on cookies and hot chocolate as after-school snacks. We’ve listened exclusively to holiday playlists. And I’ve rediscovered...