by Mary | Nov 27, 2018 | November 2018
It’s the season! Today is #GivingTuesday. In Colorado we participate in #GivingTuesday by donating through ColoradoGives.org. You can donate online, your gift will be processed on December 4th, ColoradoGivesDay. So many people support Sonlight by...
by Bryce Baca | Nov 9, 2018 | November 2018, Vlog
95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online ‘almost constantly’. Pew Research Center Earlier this year, I was reading a Pew Research survey looking at social media usage in teens. There were some striking statistics that stood out...
by Emrys | Nov 9, 2018 | Above Tree Line, November 2018
QuestionsI rarely find a piece that needs little introduction and no commentary. But here is a magnificent snippet from Wendell Berry’s novel Jayber Crow (2000, Counterpoint Press, pp 53-54) which has in itself Berry’s signature elegance and completeness.“And so...
by Mary | Nov 7, 2018 | November 2018
Why Sonlight? Counselors and kids! Donate to Sonlight Camp through Colorado Gives (find us as Sonlight Adventures) ColoradoGives Day is Colorado’s largest one-day giving event bringing donors and non-profits together. This is Sonlight’s second year to join the...
by Mary | Nov 5, 2018 | November 2018
What a great weekend! Fall retreats are the best: friends, pumpkins, Heidi speaking, rest, time away, amazing food and laughter. We had a full house for the annual high school Fall Retreat, and it was great. A huge thanks to Natalie Baca for taking photos!...
by Emrys | Nov 3, 2018 | Above Tree Line, November 2018
The Teenage Brain What exactly goes on in the teenage brain? After we move past all the humorous clichés about the adolescent mind, France Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt help us understand what neuroscience reveals about the human brain between ages 13 and 26. Their book,...
