by Pam Rempe | Jan 6, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good
Happy New Year! Every year around this time, life is filled with hope and expectation. The possibilities seem endless. We’ve filled out vision boards, declared our resolutions, and committed that this year will be different than last! I’m rooting for you!...
by Pam Rempe | Dec 30, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
In talking about how to be a hopeful neighbor in these modern days, it can be easy to get bogged down in the greater turmoil of the world: A global pandemic! Raging wildfires! Starving children! Terrorists! It’s enough to make any sane person want to curl up in a ball...
by Pam Rempe | Oct 8, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
Our home was so close to Bao and Lydia’s that I could literally see their orange paint from our yellow stairwell. We exchanged courtesies with them when our outdoor projects impacted one another’s property and notified each other when we were traveling for an extended...
by Pam Rempe | Oct 4, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good
When we launched The Hopeful Neighborhood Project in March 2021, the world was still reeling from COVID-19. We had to make adaptations to many of our plans, creating options that allowed for connection at a distance. Our team was formed over Zoom. Our partnerships...
by Pam Rempe | Sep 17, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Well-being
Some of the things we think will make us happy, or ought to make us happy… actually don’t, at least not in the long term. Things like lots of money, a promotion at work, more travel, more possessions, an ideal appearance, and other ways that people sometimes measure a...
by Pam Rempe | Sep 4, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Imagine the Possibilities
When we uprooted our family of five from a home, neighborhood, and city that we loved, we were unsure about when, where, or how we would experience the kind of community we were leaving. We had purchased the house near parks, splash pads, and walking paths when our...
