A concert in a hospital near the broken nuclear power plants of Fukushima shortly after the 2011 earthquake in Japan brought us together. In that terrible time, music brought healing and helped us to mourn and cry for what was lost.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
02. The Scarf
My friend, Shannon Johnston, started The Scarf back in 2011 as a direct response to the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster here in Japan. It was a way for people to knit their hopes, thoughts, and prayers together for the people of Japan. Scarves are something you wear around your neck like a hug. The Scarf was a way people could give hugs without actually being physically present in Japan. …
A Strand of Hope
What do you think about the three R’s of reading, writing, and arithmetic? Are they something you do in your spare time? Are they the first thing you want to do in the morning? Or the last thing you want to do at night? …