Retrospective

Newsletter January 22, 2024 Together, we're #keepingitsacred...

This past week was my anniversary... of surviving a tumor on my left ovary 35 years ago. And this year, as I do every 5 years, I brought flowers to the hospital that saved my life. Not because any of my medical team is still there, but as an offering of thanks to those who are. Of gratitude for their care and the care they give in the pediatric unit today. What they do makes a difference.

With a heart full of gratitude, I have been looking back and appreciating the time I have been granted due to the grace of God or modern medicine... or perhaps both. All the birthdays and precious moments I have personally experienced in each of these years since 1989-- it is overwhelming how beautiful it is.

And, this past month, Molly (our Digital Marketing Director) and I have been pouring over our newsletters from this past year to prepare our annual report. Oh the things we accomplished together in 2023! Together as a community, in numbers and experience, we grew and matured and amplified our impact. We hosted so many programs, and partnered with many organizations. We stood for justice and under the chuppah. We named babies and sanctified names of the dead. We studied and studied and studied in the tradition of our ancestors and with our modern perspectives and sensibilities. And, we grew 22%!

Just like Ferris Bueller famously said in the 80's movie about his day off, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." A time to reflect is important.

I'd like to invite you to please enjoy the retrospective provided in our 2023 Annual Report HERE. With much gratitude for each and every one of you showing up in your own way to keep growing KITS as the nerdy, tenderhearted, and globally connected community we are. If I could, I would send each of you a huge bouquet of flowers, just to say thanks. I am grateful to be alive, but especially grateful to be alive to build this community with you.

Truly, together, we’re #keepingitsacred…

Rabbi Heather Miller

Founder, Keeping It Sacred

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