Welcome to the New Month

Welcome to March!

Artwork by: Jeanette Miller Orchids. Roses. Tulips. Aurora. Real petals are nice. But we can get these bouquets together figuratively as...

Welcome to February!

Have you noticed your eyes bulging in disbelief as a reaction to grocery store prices lately? 😳 Have you noticed the purchase of eggs...

Welcome to January!

This year we’re going in a direction we haven’t been before. But New Year, New Us isn’t quite the way to describe the changes you’re...

Welcome to December!

Looking for the Good Life will never be as carefree and easy as it used to be. We often allow ourselves to focus too heavily on the...

Welcome to November!

November’s arrival means the beginning of holiday season. There are traditions we revisit, new ones we create, and memories we...

Welcome to October!

Titles are important. Not the honorific kinds of titles, but the way you name things—books, businesses, initiatives. A title that shows...

Welcome to September!

It used to be pretty common when someone might ask another “What’s your dream job?” the other person would respond with a point where...

Welcome Black to School!

August is a significant month in many of our lives for a myriad reasons. For some, we’re preparing for the start of school—choosing the...

The Fight for Freedom Continues

Collage by Sarah Hairston On July 4, 1776 a cadre of land-owning white guys declared themselves independent from the reign of King George...

Welcome to October

Every month The Lighthouse invites writers to reflect on a theme. For October we asked writers to reflect on the Spaces Between: Black...