In February 2020 I bought many of my favorite books, a fabulous bookmark, a coaster, a fun pouch, and a cozy blanket to use for a raffle for Let It Shine.
Enter Covid.
I have looked at these items for a L O N G time.

• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
• Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
• Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle
• Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• Get Untamed, The Journal by Glennon Doyle
• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino (my copy is hardcover)
• The Gift of an Ordinary Day by Katrina Kenison
• Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
• The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
• Humans by Brandon Stanton
• Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Links are to the independent book store in Cold Spring, NY, Split Rock Books
The total value of these items is $308 (woo-hoo!)
March 2023 celebrates the third anniversary of LIS. It has been one of my greatest honors to be a small part of this remarkable organization that does so much for so many.
NOW is the time to raffle these off.
Each entry will be $10. Enter as many times as you want. The cut off date for this will be March 1. This gives people PLENTY of time to enter, save, share and look forward to this amazing pile of deliciousness.
If you are local, you can pick it up from me.
If you are long distance we will work out shipping.
How to pay for the raffle:
Vemno:
maggie-pinque
Last four digits of my cell: 4517
Please indicate: Let It Shine
Zelle:
[email protected]
My cell: 914-261-4517
It is under the name Margaret
Please indicate: Let It Shine
CashApp:
$maggiepinque
Please indicate: Let It Shine

This is the song Kacey listened to on repeat as she imagined her not for profit.

P!NK singing "A Million Dreams"

If I were to try to backtrack to say what the last two years have been like, you would quickly drop off to sleep. We've ALL lived through the last two years.
Sometimes with great joy. Sometimes with infinite sadness and grief.
I have handled it strictly with carbohydrates. It's not pretty but at the moment it is certainly comforting. Writing this sentence reminds me why therapy is a good thing.
The "kids" are now adults who have each moved out of the family home and are living beautiful lives.
My family and I have been going back and forth to Florida to keep my mom company while she navigates cancer. I have tremendous friends in Florida who I love to visit. Occasionally I read cards in a metaphysical shop while I am there.
My wishes for 2023 are:

• Excellent mental health for all.
• Excellent physical health for all.
• Continued real friendships.
• Laughing until your sides hurt.
• Kindness.
• Knowing there are more good and kind people in the world than the media will EVER show us.
• Reading lots of books.
• Listening to lots of music.
• Continuing my love affair with Discovery+.
• Expecting love to always win.

​Here's to 2023. Rest when you need to. Dance when you need to. ALWAYS let love shine through you.
xoxo