Read our Short Story Contest Winner!

This October, we hosted our very first short story contest! It was a way to celebrate the writers in our community and unite around the beauty of storytelling . . . and let me tell you, our writers showed up! This year’s winner is Esther Hawley with her story “While the Light Fades.” Enjoy reading…

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Economic Resilience: Finding Hope in Challenging Times

Lately, I’ve been carrying the weight of the headlines and the quiet confessions of friends, trying to make sense of what life feels like for so many of us in 2025. At 25, I’m asking a lot of questions about my own financial foundation, and yet I keep noticing a strange disconnect: the “good news”…

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Finding Our Way to What We Love: Growing Motivation for Learning

I’ve been obsessing lately about this idea of motivation, about how we find our way to the things that light us up inside. Not because someone told us we should do them, but because something in us recognizes in them something that feels like home. Finding Our Natural Growth It reminds me of watching a…

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The Magic of Creating in Community

a creative community

A creative community is generative. There’s this beautiful thing that happens when creators share their work with each other. It’s a moment of pure generosity, where we’re all giving each other this incredible gift of attention. You know what I mean? It’s not just looking—it’s this deep, careful consideration of someone else’s vision and passion…

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The Imagination Workout

Hey! I’m Andy, and I am the host of our newest episode on the Rooted Minds Podcast, where today we will be discussing How Books Exercise Our Creative Muscles: The Imagination Workout. In today’s age, we have to confront the reality of screen time’s potential to take over our children’s imaginations or totally overwhelm the…

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