As I was scrolling through my Facebook News Feed today, I saw that my good friend (and fellow Presbyterian) Amy Finiki also wrote a blog post this weekend:
Amy grew up in New York State, and now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. In her article she compares the newness of a program year beginning in September in North America to the excitement of spring in September in New Zealand.
When I was reading Amy's piece I was reminded of one of my favorite quotes from "You've Got Mail" by Nora Ephron. When Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly begin anonymously emailing one another (via now archaic AOL email address platforms and dial-up connections), their first conversation is about fall in New York City. Joe remarks that if he knew Kathleen's name and address that he would send her a "...bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils."
As a former teacher, there is nothing better than a freshly sharpened pencil. I wish I could send each of you a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils to fill in the pages of your new program year. I will have to settle for wishing you a fresh start and the energy that the cool nights and sunny days of September bring with them.
Now go buy yourself a fresh package of Ticonderoga #2 Pencils (you know you want to).
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