Dear PVCG supporters ~
I just got back from 6 days in CO, and it was a great trip in multiple ways. All red and gold back there, for one thing. :)
More than that, I had a bit of time to look around and see life outside my cozy little box. What I realized more than ever is this: Life is becoming progressively more difficult for many of us [Americans]. You know where I'm going with this, and I'm not about to preach to the choir. But it gave me an even deeper, somewhat jarring awareness of the truth (which I always consider as larger than "fact") that we are all called to live with an element of sacrifice that is new to us. Something lost over the last century. One day, I fully believe, we will once again be pioneers in this land -- when the full impact of current policies and preferences and pursuits comes upon us. We haven't gotten there yet. The next generation . . . well, they're my deepest concern.
So. PVCG is one step in the right direction. To set a standard of, perhaps, community mind-set, as well as communal action. To say: We're in this hard place together, and we choose to stretch ourselves to include something new and viable in our lives -- to forfeit a bit of comfortableness or privacy or "responsible routine," and make something good happen that will make something better happen. It feels like a necessity, maybe a call to be larger than we even want to be. (Inside, not "outside"!) :)
And therefore I thank you for being someone I just described. It means a lot, not only to me, and to our others who came alongside for this awkward new project. And I fully believe that one day it will also mean a lot to some someones we may never know. It might, if we stay the course, give hope along with the tomatoes. That's why we do what we do.
Back to the dirt! Thanks for being such special people . . . and thanks for listening.
We'll see you at the garden -- when you can get there.
Big hugs to all,
Judith
