Seasons of Showing Up
If August felt like the warm-up act, September is the main event. Down here in Alabama, we like to pretend fall is in the air—lighting cinnamon candles while the thermometer reads 92°, sipping pumpkin coffee in shorts, and convincing ourselves a crisp breeze is just...
Rediscovering What Matters
It’s August in the River Region—hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk and just humid enough to steam it. But while summer’s heat lingers, something shifts this month. You can feel it in the morning air, just a hint of what’s coming. Fall...
America at Its Best Starts With Us
Every July, we’re reminded how bold and beautiful this grand experiment called America really is. And like any work in progress, we carry both the weight of our flaws and the hope of our potential. We’ve never been perfect—but that’s never been the point. We...