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My sister, Cris, and I have come to a crossroads in our life journeys. We’ve been planning, writing, taking photos, networking, trying to build and expand The Shine and Rise, working to turn into something that you, our audience, will enjoy and that we can be proud of creating and sustaining. Meanwhile, of course, the rest of our lives have continued to unfold; we’ve been busy with jobs, our homes, and taking care of our mother and making decisions and modifications as her health declines. Of course, our children are always top of mind. A critical piece of the puzzle is our mental and physical health because if that is not okay, the rest becomes far too stressful to manage successfully.

Incredibly, summer is already almost over. Where does the time go . . . We have been busy with our families, our mother, our homes, our projects. Hopefully, you were able to relax a bit and enjoy your summer, with some alone time, or with family and friends.

The first week of September is like New Years Lite. It marks the start of a new school year, but even for those of us who are not students or teachers or a parent of a student or have anything to do with the school calendar, September still feels like a new beginning. It’s the time to organize your desk, start some new routines, or maybe start a new project. It’s also a time to look back and think about what has been accomplished so far.

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