by Red Rover | Oct 25, 2024 | Newsletter
Thank You for Being Willing Red Rover celebrated her twelfth birthday a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t a flashy shindig. In fact, she celebrated very quietly, with only her founder in attendance. We did a little walk down memory lane and got pretty choked up in the...
by Red Rover | Sep 4, 2024 | Newsletter
Helping Hand. I sat in my car, window down, absentmindedly flipping my credit card in and out of the open window frame as I awaited the familiar click of the gas pump shutting off. Signs posted on the station islands said, “Pump First. Pay After” (Yes, this was a long...
by Red Rover | May 10, 2024 | Newsletter
Spring has sprung. Daffodils yielding to tulips, peonies surprising the crowd with lush vigor, ambitious foliage where there had been only bare dirt just a few weeks ago. Crab apples and flowering cherries greet me each morning, thrilling me with their vibrancy. Tiny...
by Red Rover | Dec 12, 2023 | Newsletter
Gosh, our world has a lot going on. There are some big signs. Some hard swallows. Darkness peeking in where I wish it wouldn’t. Stepping of my back porch into the country night, the pitch blackness of it can be overwhelming. But last night, as I breathed deep, I...
by Red Rover | Oct 24, 2023 | Newsletter
The school bell rings, the football’s kicked end over end, and just like that, we’re settled back at our desks, sitting up straight, sunny vacations in the rearview mirror. Flip flops clinging to their glory days, while sweaters and space heaters jockey for pole...
by Red Rover | Jul 28, 2023 | Newsletter
Hello my little firecracker, I can’t seem to keep a straight face these days. Summer does that. When you’re a kid, it’s one long wide swath of freedom, making memories all the while. Family vacations, disregarded bedtimes, visits from cousins and aunties, and great...
