LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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M ost days I am a literal whirling dervish, packing kid lunches, listening to sight words and unpacking groceries while also finishing laundry, answering emails and locating soccer cleats. Sound familiar? During a recent episode of multitasking at its finest (or worst?), I exploded about how much I had to do to get us all to our respective places fed, clothed and prepared. Thank goodness my kids have a reputation for turning my grumbling into gratitude. One reminded me of a time not so long ago when they didn’t get to return
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Publisher Sarah Taylor Managing Editor Erin Page Assistant Editor Lindsay Cuomo Contributing Writers Kristy Blosch Dr. Erica Faulconer Contributing Photographer Bridget Pipkin Art Director Stacy Noakes Senior Project Manager Kirsten Holder Director of Events Marissa Raglin Sales Dana Price Laura Beam Office Manager Andrea Shanks
MY THREE KIDS ARE MY CONSTANT REMINDER TO CHOOSE GRATITUDE. PHOTO BY 3 BLESSINGS PHOTOGRAPHY.
and joy. Find a few of our favorite local opportunities, with socially distant options, on page 10. During this month of gratitude, I’ll be seeking to spend less time chaotically multitasking and more time focusing on what I’m most thankful for, especially my family and my community. And I plan to take my attitude of gratitude through the holiday season and into the new year. Will you join me? With hope,
This Month’s Cover Lilyali, 5, loves all creatures great and small so she was especially thrilled to meet Peaches the pony for her Cover Kids photoshoot at Cadence Equestrian Center! The animal lover attends Tulakes Elementary School. Lilyali is studying the art of karate and also enjoys dancing and music. She equally adores dressing up as superheroes and princesses. She is the daughter of Eric and Nina and big sister to Lareia, and the family’s favorite metro attraction to enjoy together is Science Museum Oklahoma. to school, so we didn’t have to pack those lunches. Another reminded me how happy he was that he’d been able to return to playing sports, hence those soccer cleats. Do your kids do this for you, too? It seems mine are always providing me perspective when I need it most, whether through dinnertime prayers where they express thanks for the smallest of things or stopping me in my whirling tracks for a big hug. As my kids get older, we also intentionally make time to serve our community together, another opportunity to gain perspective
Erin Page Managing Editor
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