This evening we hosted Valerie Kind for dinner. She is our contact for our donor relationship with the National Parks and she is one of our favorite people ever. Like us, she is obsessed with the parks. She even wore her Arches socks! She is so genuinely interested in people and give all of us so much of her love, time and attention. We all talked about our favorite National Parks and the kids played their instruments for her. We also learned about her recent adventures, and the things the National Parks are doing in and around Selma Alabama. She also showed us a video that her ring camera took of three bears in her backyard while she was away!
She even brought gifts for the kids, new National Parks passport books, stickers and a National Parks Jenga set. The kids (especially Ammon and Clarissa) couldn’t get enough of her because of the way she really leaned in and cared about what they were sharing. Valerie lit up our whole home tonight and we are grateful for her spirit and visit!
