Our safari guides in Botswana have a back-pocket full of tidbits they know will impress clients. One of their go-tos is the catalog of collective nouns: a pride of lions, a sound of warthogs, a twist of kudu a parliament of owls, a funeral of marabout storks, and so on. Interestingly, a collection of giraffes is named based on the context in which they are congregating. When walking leisurely, they are a journey of giraffes. They’re a tower when standing to graze on flora or scan for threats. If running, they are a stampede. I’ve been thinking about this in relation to our students. We all know that they are—in Spokane, where they hold doors for one another, share complaints about the Cog, change their majors, and paint their faces to cheer one another on—called a kennel of Zags.
But out in the wild, in the world outside our campus, they must be a Zig of Zags. In twenty years on faculty at Gonzaga, I’ve been in awe of generations of students who take their humanistic, liberal arts education out it into the world. I’ve traveled with students to the U.S.-Mexico border, to Chicago and Denver and Seattle and Washington, D.C. I’ve met them in Florence, and for the last twelve years here in Zambezi. And, I’ve had the pleasure of following from afar as they go on to graduate school and professional careers, as they start families, and as they become leaders for change in their communities long after they leave Spokane. The throughline in all of these experiences is that our students are careful thinkers, always pushing themselves to grow and learn, willing and able to adapt to changing conditions. I see this in my classes at home, and it’s perhaps amplified here, as students navigate their time in Zambezi with curiosity, empathy, and a thoroughgoing drive to center dignity and love.
This year’s students are no exception. James and I got a taste of this last fall when we interviewed them, and our early assessments were confirmed as we got to know them during the Spring semester. But knowing them as they learn about Zambezi is not the same as knowing them as they come to know Zambezi. Cade and I have had the profound joy and privilege of knowing what you, their loved ones and friends, know: this is a caring, thoughtful, deeply insightful, resilient, and adaptive group of Zags. They adapted in big ways before we even arrived in Zambia: shifting expectations when our flights were rerouted due to our government’s attacks on Iran, and welcoming Cade at SeaTac with warmth and openness after learning that James wouldn’t be able join us on this journey.
On the ground, they’ve leaned on one another when they had to wait for hours before riding for even more hours as we made our to Livingstone. They hyped one another up as they took their leaps off the Batoka Bridge. They’ve asked meaningful questions about their roles and purposes here, about how language and colonial history inform our presence in Zambezi, and about the global disparity in access to high quality public healthcare (both here and at home). They’ve shed more than a tear or two when hearing your “voices” in the comments. They’ve gone without water, eaten with their hands, embarrassed themselves in Lunda and Luvale, and learned to say “yes,” “no,” and “I don’t know” in probably more ways than Cade and I realize. They’ve checked in on one another, accompanied one another in the market, collaborated on the correct decision NOT to climb the water tower. They’ve prayed for you as you’ve been assailed by the firewall, and they’ve sought knowledge about Zambezi by spending time with local community members. They’ve also been vulnerable about their homesickness and their anxieties around not wantig to be disrespectful to Zambians, their anxieties around teaching and learning well, their anxieties around wanting to do all of this “right.” And we haven’t even been in Zambezi a week!
I’m eager to watch as they continue to grow over the next two-and-a-half weeks, and I’m equally grateful that you’ve all said yes to allowing me and Cade to share in this experience with your wonderful loved ones. Irrespective of what we encounter, I know this crew of Zags will zig with wisdom, care, and love.
Kisu mwane,
Jeff Dodd, Associate Professor, English Department
Cade Christensen, Coordinator, Intensive English Program
Isa, we sure did miss you last weekend for family Olympics. Next year we decided the grandkids are planning it.
I’ve loved reading about your adventures and everything you are learning and experiencing. Can’t wait to hear about it in person. Soak it up!
Sorry getting firewalled rn.
Katie, I really love your take on “the balancing act.” The way you connected your marching band experience to your time in Zambia was so thoughtful and powerful. I especially appreciated how honest you were about balancing guilt, confusion, discomfort, and growth while also staying present and open to learning. Your reflection made the idea of balance feel both personal and universal, and I think you captured the complexity of this experience so beautifully 🙂
I remember my time there and having very similar experiences with that push and pull of complicated questions. I also remember trying to balance “What should I be feeling right now?” with “What am I actually feeling?” and learning to just let that be enough. I also love how you are leaning on your ZamFam through all of it. That support makes such a difference.
Just kidding!! I found a way past it!!
For anyone wondering, I found the IP address: 147.222.9.53. If you type that into your browser, it should bring you to the OG blog site. It looks a little odd, but if you find the GU Zag Blog, there’s a way to proceed to the “unsecure website.”
I feel so techy right now.
Oh my gosh Loosh, life saver! Thank you and miss ya!
-Brynn
Aw love you Brynn <3 Glad it worked lol
(Going to make this a Jeff central post even though I know he is going to not completely vibe with that) Jeff- your commitment to this program leaves me in complete awe every year. I don’t know that I will ever really be able to put into words how transformative your leadership has been in my early adult years, but reading this post reminded me all over again of the care, wisdom, and intentionality you bring to this experience.
I love the image of a “Zig of Zags,” because it captures so beautifully what happens to students in Zambezi. We are still Zags, of course, but we become something different when we are out in the world together- adapting, questioning, supporting one another, making mistakes, laughing, crying, learning, and trying to figure out what it means to move through unfamiliar places with dignity and love. That is such a sacred and complicated kind of growth, and you have such a gift for helping students not rush past it.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’ll be honest: Jeff and I are quite different humans. I mean, a lot of us are different humans, but Jeff and I have definitely talked about our different leadership styles, personalities, and ways of moving through the world. But seriously, Jeff, you really do SEE humans… I think that is one of the gifts you bring to every student. You somehow guide students toward the confidence they need while they are there, while also gently exposing vulnerabilities and calling out blind spots in ways that help us grow.
That balance is so rare. You don’t just lead students (us) through an experience; you help them (me) notice themselves in the middle of it. You help us ask better questions about our roles, presence, assumptions, and responsibility. You create space for students to be homesick, anxious, awkward, curious, joyful, unsure, and brave all at once. And somehow, in the middle of all of that, you help students understand that they do not have to do the experience perfectly in order for it to matter!!! You have shaped so many of us not by giving us easy answers, but by helping us sit with the hard questions long enough to be changed by them.
Reading about this group already asking meaningful questions about language, colonial history, healthcare, purpose, and what it means to be respectful in Zambezi made me emotional. It brought me right back to my own time there and to the way those questions stay with you long after you leave. The fact that they are already leaning on one another, being vulnerable, hyping each other up, checking in, and learning from the community says so much about your group and also so much about the kind of environment Jeff, Cade, and Taylor are creating.
Cade- I know we only met briefly, but I also really admire your willingness to lean fully into this experience, especially stepping into such a meaningful role with openness and care. These students are so lucky to have you with them and to have you be part of this first beautiful “interruption” in their journey through Zambia. I hope we can connect when you are back so I can hear all about how the experience was.
To this year’s Zig of Zags- keep asking the hard questions, keep leaning on each other, keep saying “yes” when you can, “I don’t know” when you need to, and keep letting Zambezi teach you in ways you may not fully understand until much later. You are in such good hands.
Also Taylor – love you girl. Know you are CRUSHING!!
Retweet of what Loosh said! While the zags get so much credit for creating the space to be uncomfortable, emotional and honest with one another, Jeff, you don’t take enough credit for creating that space initially. You let students ask every anxiety-based question in the months leading up to the trip and everyday during it; you understand when it is important for the student to actually know details and when it’s appropriate to say “Don’t worry about the plan”.
I always described Jeff and James as mom and dad, though, I think it is better said that you are both a mix of each. Jeff, in Zambezi you created the space for me to sob my eyes out every time the blog was read and even in the fall in Hemm as I continued to unpack “reentry”. But you also gave me the tough love when I needed it; pushing for me to understand the “why” behind my thoughts and feelings, and talking through me transferring and my journey thus-far at GU. This trip and the ZamFam is literally why I am still at Gonzaga and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So thank you!
You zags are zigging (let’s coin the term) amazingly and I hope Jeff, Cade and Taylor are telling you that!! Keep asking questions, be vulnerable and open, and share all of what you are thinking because there is definitely someone feeling the same way. By this time in the trip, I remember feeling so homesick, wanting to just call my mom, and then so nervous that I still had 2 and a half more weeks to go. And now a year later, I would do anything to be homesick in the convent with 2 weeks in Zambezi. Treasure it and know that even if you don’t think you’re doing Zambezi “right,” you are. You are because you are showing up everyday. You are because you are putting your feelings aside to help your students and support one another. You are doing Zambezi right because you are embracing every part of it. Alright I need to stop writing because now I’m sobbing (Jeff knows I’m not joking either).
Thank you for all the photos, so much better than only getting two (I know I know it’s a lot of work) so an extra thank you!!!! It is nice to know somethings don’t change — the uneven tables, posters covering the walls, and having a guest at dinner.
Love,
Weenie
11:23am in California, 8:23pm in Zambia
Wow Jeff. Thanks for sharing all of that. And, have to say, I do love me a zig of zags. Its really humbling to watch how community is made. Right, I mean you took a group of students (who just knew each other from a class) and you plopped them in a new place with new things to see and new people to meet and letting them feel all the feelings. And now you get the benefit of watching them connect authentically and build and learn. So, my sister went to her old lady church group and said that she wanted the group to pray for Sarah in Zambia. not one, but 2 of the women in the group were Zags, and one of them was married to a guy who WENT ON THIS VERY TRIP years ago. Small but kind world.
And Sarah, my dearest pickle. I love you to the moon and back. We have a weekend ahead of us where we are all afraid that your dad will make us do yard work, or maybe he’ll buy more plants for his hill, silly guy. I scan all the pictures hoping just to get a glimpse of how you are doing in all of this newness. I’m so looking forward to looking at pictures (if you haven’t lost your camera, again) and hearing your stories. ILY Momma
Jeff- wonderful words! A Zig of Zags, love it! Thanks for supervising, taking care, and walking with our wonderful children and loved ones.
to sean – I booked your Florence flight! What’s the chigger situation?
Jeff- Reading your post made me well up the same way I did when Katie and I attended the Zambia presentation over Parent’s Weekend. I was so excited for her and I had complete trust and faith in you, although we had never even met! What you give to these students is priceless. I can never thank you enough for taking them on this journey – not just the physical journey, but the spiritual, psychological, and emotional journey. This mama’s heart is full!
Katie: Berto got approved for a knee replacement in August! Woo Hoo! Finally! I leave for DC on Tuesday, so I’ve been putting together my outfits since jeans and sweats won’t fly there! I miss my fashion consultant, but I’ll try to channel you somehow! I love you always!
Jeff – Thanks for all you do to make this trip happen and looking after all our “children”. Big props!
All the ZamFam – Such wonderfully written posts. I can truly feel the “family” bond you’ve created and all the juxtapositions you’re experiencing daily.
Lauryn – I’m in awe of you! And couldn’t be prouder! Makes me so happy knowing you’re making the best of all you’re experiencing, but a little nervous when I step back and think of the distance between us. Know that we’re thinking about you every second and can’t wait to get you in our arms again for a big hug. But keep soaking it all in! Miss you and Love you always! -Dad
Sam, Djokovic is out of RG!!!!!!! I’m jumping for joy!! Other than that things are pretty normal in Olympia. I hope that teaching is going well and that you learn something new every day!
GO MORGIE! Glad you guys are enjoying the community and seeing the wildlife! Say hi to Simba for me 😀
I can’t post to this blog due to firewall issues.
I love reading these posts. I would really like to be able to wish my son Noah a happy birthday, so I hope the firewall issues are resolved by then.
I’m just so thankful to see everyone’s smiling faces. Such joy! And thankful Jeff that Hayden (and all the others) have gotten to be a part of this remarkable experience. I know you are seeing the things that we get to see as parents, but as a parent it’s also cool to see your kid that you love through the eyes of other people, and the experiences they get to have and that shape them.
Hayden, we are headed down to Dallas tonight to dinner to celebrate Grady’s graduation from 8th grade. There will be a void tonight at dinner as you are not there, but you are in all our conversations, thoughts, and prayers.
Dad
Hi Jeff–this post made me cry and I can’t even fully tell you why. I think it was just how you described everything about our ‘kids’ and how much they care and wanting to be respectful and do it ‘right’. It’s so obvious from this post and previous posts what a deeply insightful and vulnerable group of students you have with you. But I have to agree with previous posts about you and your commitment to this group over the past 12 years. Your commitment to these kids and the impact that you have and continue to have not just with your current group but with students from previous years–its’ truly inspiring. I’m so grateful you are there leading and caring for this group. Cade and Taylor–I know you are also having a huge impact and am so grateful you are there to support and guide our ‘kids’. I appreciate you all so very much.
And Sean-I think I’m also crying because I am just picturing you there grappling with all of this–it hit me in my heart today. I just realized how much I miss you and how excited I am to hear all the stories when you get home. Also, you aren’t going to believe this but Caroline has COVID again! Yes-for the 5th time. She actually started crying when she found out. Love you so much.
Jeff (and everyone else!),
Beautifully written per usual. Thank you for walking with me and my Zam Fam two summers ago. I am so excited for this Zig of the Zags to walk with Zambezi in their own unique ways- they are just lucky to have you by their side while doing it.
Zambezi creates an opportunity to lean on fellow Zags in a uniquely sacred way and your examples took me right back. I am echoing every other comment here, but keep leaning on your people, it makes Zambezi that much more precious.
Missing Zambia,
Brynn
Isa,
I hope you had a good week in the school. I’m sure it’s a lot different than anything else that you’ve done, but hopefully it’s been a fun experience. Crosby has been a menace recently. I tried to take him on a walk and he refused. Other than that I’ve had a good past few days, mostly just working outside. I love you and miss you!
Wow so proud of this Zig of Zags! Never knew there were so many names for groups of wild life. Who knew!
Love seeing all the pictures and of course Olivia’s wonderful smile. I can see so much joy!
Love you!
Hi Zags- Another great post about our wonderful Zags- professors and all. Thanks Taylor, Cade, Jeff and students for working through all the big feelings of “Yes”, “No” and “I don’t know” as a group and with each other. A priceless skill.
Samantha- K and M are babysitting for Cody tonight. I want to go too, but I’ll behave and stay with dad. We got a little movie screen for out back- think World Cup and Wimbledon viewings! Strasbourg is still on track…just waiting for the housing application. Only 2 more weeks of OSD! You’re our favorite oldest daughter. We are thinking of you ALL the time. Love you Sammers!
Hugs to every Zag that zigs! Keep the pictures coming. I loved seeing everyone around the huge dinner table. Appreciate ever single day, even the tough ones….when you leave tears will flow and you’ll miss the cold showers, big group meals, time away from tech and of course Zambia and the people you’ve met. Stay positive- you’ve got this! (Happy you guys didn’t climb the water tower too!)
Jeff, Thank you so much for the post. You can see they are a remarkable group of students in their posts. Their words and descriptions make you feel their emotions and allow us a glimpse into their experiences. That is the gift you have given to those reading this from a far.
I hope there are more Zags than zigs in the future.
Lily – we missed you over Memorial Day weekend. Your bunk is made and will be ready for you when you get home. We need to have a long car ride filled with Starbucks, Harry, and anyone else you have missed. Love you always and forever. Be safe.
Love Mom and Dad
PS. Nebraska pulled it off in 10 innings with a homerun to end it. Still kicking and my pick to win it.
Hi Jeff,
Thanks so much for everything that you do for our children. We truly appreciate your commitment.
Morgie, we miss you so much! After you get caught up on your rest when you return home, you have to come to Bako and make the rounds. Hopefully Sheila will be able to eat regular food by that time. You can help her rediscover her favorite places. Love you!!!
Hi Lily, hope you are doing well! I love seeing all the posts and am so proud of all you and your peers have done. It’s always easy to spot you in the pictures with your hair or your famous “Lily Stance.” Can’t wait to see everything else you guys do.
Retweet of Loosh’s comment and of Weenie’s. Jeff, one of the greatest gifts I experienced in Zambia last year was watching and learning from how you connect with others. You are gifted at so many things, but especially at this. I remember watching you put your arm around someone in the market, ask about their family, and find something to laugh about with them. It seemed effortless, and I can say from personal experience that you always made that person feel seen, known, and valued. You created a home within our ZamFam last year. You showed us how to lean on each other and work through complicated feelings and experiences. I constantly notice myself thinking back to things you talked about during reflections and reminding myself to simply focus on the person in front of me, like you would. Thank you for everything.
Cade, while we haven’t met, I can’t tell you how impressed I am by your willingness to say yes to this trip for the first time with such short notice. I can tell by the blog posts thus far that this group is learning so much from you.
MP: I hope you know how useful your list of questions has been on our road trip so far. I hope you’ve been using it in Zambia! There were some insane thunder and lightning storms last night in Bend but we made it without getting too soaked. We are in the car driving towards Crater Lake and just left Umpqua Hot Springs. We survived with only seeing 2 naked people so that feels like a win! We will end our night in Brookings and drive up the coast tomorrow. Miss you more than words and love you so much!
Taylor: I keep finding myself staring at my Hoka trail shoes and thinking about you. So glad you brought yours again this year! Can’t wait for our next trail run together.
Love,
Caroline
ZamFam ‘25
Jeff,
Thank you so much for leading these fine young people on this amazing adventure!! They are doing amazing and these blog posts are very different than if you had just snatched these students out of glass and zipped them across the Atlantic. They are ready to receive the messages and lessons. They are open and receptive. Available and attuned before they even left Seattle. You have done a wonderful job and I appreciate you so much!!!!
Appreciate you herding that zig of zags
Mark-Mark
Testing
Jeff-Thank you! Liv-Love you and SO MANY BIG HUGS!! XOXOOXOXOXO
I can’t post more than one line or I hit the Firewall..maybe next time!! I have written 5 times LOL
Sarah! My angel, I have been trying to leave you a comment for so long and it hasn’t worked until TODAY. I love reading about all the incredible experiences you’re having. I can’t believe you’ve jumped off a bridge into a waterfall and gone on a safari just in the span of a week. I cannot wait to hear every single tiny detail about your time in Zambia once we see each other! I scan every photo on each post just to see your smiling face, and how lucky am I to have seen it twice today!!! I got to New York today and I miss you so so much. Only 8 more weeks till you’re here with me! But this sounds like a blast and amazingly life-changing, I’m so happy for you. I miss you more and more everyday!! I love you so big!!!
Cheers,
Shwiggy
Hi Graley,
Missed you yesterday as I was under the weather. Back in action today and thinking of you. Todays blog was wonderful. I’m so happy you have the opportunity to hang with such wise folks. I loved the words on “careful thinkers”. If we could all be just a bit more careful in our thoughts, how much better would things be. I believe that might be a very wise application of God’s Grace. I hope you are doing well. Getting good sleep, eating well and I can see from the posts, you are leaning into any anxieties that come your way. Well done.
PS. Loved the Dress!!!
Pops
Isa,
Our home is not the same this May without you. I know you are having a wonderful life changing experience. I cant wait to hear all about it. Love and miss you.
Jeff what a wonder and uplifting letter It fills us in on all things of the day and how the Zags are doing and coping daily Lily you were missed only Mom Sam and I were watching the softball World Series more games to come Can not wait to see you and talk about things Love Gram
Hey, Bear – we’ll probably get plants for my hill this weekend, but I’ll hold them until you’re home to help plant them — and help rake pine needles. I know how much you love doing that. Love seeing pix of you doin’ your thing in Zambia! Love you!! Dad.
Meg!
Catching up on posts since I’ve been traveling! Made it back home from Montana only to turn around less than 24 hours later and fly down to Santiago! There will be a cute picture of Marina waiting for you when you’re back to texting.
Glad to hear you’ve started at the hospital and not at all surprised you had a kid smiling with your antics. Love hearing more and more about Botswana and so glad you got to experience it after hearing mommom and baba talk about it for so long.
Love you and miss you!
Jeff and Cade – Thank you so much for the way you are facilitating this experience to allow so many different things to all co-exist. Jeff- I am so grateful for the work you have done over the years to nourish the relationships and create trust with the Zambezi community that allows the zigs of Zags to return year after year and be welcomed into peoples lives each time.
Ems- I started by thinking “its been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon” but then realized you probably haven’t heard that reference- Gpa listened to the show Prairie Home Companion on the radio every week when I was a kid, and it always started with that, and he would often start his letters / emails that way. It has been a quiet week – i love seeing all of you in the photos – i particularly like the Victoria Falls one. Love you bunches – mums
Awesome post! Loved seeing all the pictures!!
Hayden I miss you so much I’ve been listening to our old get it gorl playlists for the mems. I love seeing you in all these pictures. I’m so glad this has been such a wonderful experience so far and I am so excited to hear all about it!
Meg the skirt looks so cute! I’m so glad you guys are having such a meaningful experience, I miss you guys so so much. Home is great but it will never compare to being in such close proximity to my best friends. I’m currently at the Gorge watching Brandi Carlile! Meg and Sam, we so need to go here some time together, it’s so beautiful. Keep making amazing memories, I can’t wait to see you soon.
Xoxoxoxoxox.
Julia G
Hannah, your mom just read your blog post to me and gramma and I am so impressed! Forcing yourself to take a risk is hard and we loved hearing your introspection. We love you and are looking forward to hearing all about your experience while playing 500 at the lake.
Love Grampa and Gramma Sykora
Jeff, Cade, and Taylor, in case I don’t get a chance to thank you in person anytime soon (Hannah will be in Florence in the fall so no parents weekend for us) please know how deeply grateful we are for all you’ve done to make this trip possible and for guiding these young people on this journey. I knew with certainty after the presentation during last parents’ weekend that Hannah needed to do this. And thank you for all the photos, proof of life is always appreciated. 🙂
Hannah I’m sitting on G&G’s deck listening to the frogs but none under the grill cover. Love you so much,
Mom
Jeff,
I love your post! I love what you wrote and the words you chose for it. I love that you have taken our kids on this AMAZING journey. I love this life experience that they are getting to do all of this with this amazing group that you have compiled. You are an amazing human. THANK YOU!
Kathryn,
We are almost moved into the new store. We will be open there on June 1st. Tomorrow will hopefully be the last day in the old store. It is bittersweet, but I think that the new space will be a good one. I can’t wait to show you when your back.
I’m happy for you everyday. This sounds like such an amazing experience and I’m so happy for you to be able to experience it with this great group. I look forward to reading the posts everyday. And I love to see the pictures. I’m always looking for you in them.
Have fun!
Love all the photos and am so impressed by whoever drew the human anatomy poster! So great to see the places you are spending your days. You are hopefully finding new rhythms and favorite moments of the day.
Graley I hope you got that hug yesterday and that you felt my love coming through. Find some time for stillness. And also get in on those dance parties! Love ya hon!
Thanks for your post Jeff! I enjoyed reading it. I love seeing all of the smiling faces in your pictures.
Kathryn, it has been an eventful end to the week here. Charlie and Noah were supposed to head to LA today for a tournament. But Jack ended up going with Noah. Charlie has horrible blisters on the balls of his feet. They got infected and are pretty bad. Charlie went to the dr in the am and we were in the ER by afternoon, He will be fine. He just needs to get lots of rest.
Ah, the (in)famous professors’ blog post. I love how you’ve captured the essence of this Zig of Zags here. The care, thoughtfulness, insight, resilience, and adaptability you laud has been evident throughout the previous blog posts and the many stories that have already been shared. This Zig has taken on a questioning and empathetic mindset, coming to terms with challenging complexities and navigating unique circumstances even early on in the trip. And I’m so looking forward to what’s to come in the 2.5 weeks ahead.
And, at the risk of parroting what Lucia, Caroline, and Caroline have shared already — you must know the roles you both play in this. I can speak to Jeff’s especially — you are perhaps one of the biggest makers of change in how we experience Zambezi and grow as humans. Sure, we have some foundation of being careful, thoughtful, and willing-to-grow, but YOU are a throughline that helps us to shift our own perspectives, guiding us to new, deeper, more complex understandings by supporting us and challenging us at every turn in the road. Cade, I have yet to be graced by your presence, but it is clear from the posts thus far that you too are making a monumental impact in the conversations and the formative experiences of this Zig of Zags. Thank you both for all of the work you are doing, and all of the deeply human relationality you are modeling and inspiring. As I think Mia’s mom said on your blog post last year — “it takes one to know one.” Thank you for being “one,” for Zags of years past and now for this admirable and inspiring Zig.
Thank you Jeff for making all these experiences and opportunities available! It’s so incredible and we’re forever grateful and proud!!
Liv-We love you and miss you SO much! I brought my phone with me out to the hot tub to be able to wish you goodnight as always..and then I had to remind myself..you’re in Africa!! I can’t wait to hear your voice and miss you, miss you, miss you-& also so happy you get to have these experiences. I know you’re blessing the students with your love and enthusiasm! Love you eternally and big huge hugs! Love, Mama
Hi Jeff and Cade! A zig of zags…I love that! Thank you so much for the pictures and for the details about how this zig of Zags has adapted to events along the ways . It really is hard to find words to thank you for your dedication to the students and also to the community of Zambezi. Taylor has been so impacted by the coaches, teachers, and friends who have supported her throughout her education and I can’t even begin to describe how it feels to have others challenge and encourage your kid. Thank you for being a part of her story and for inspiring me to want to do the same for others in my community.
Taylor- Set up Camp June Bug at work, Zane flew into town, Steven still needs a bath, and we are all missing you. That’s all the news we have for tonight. I am sure there will be golf scores to post tomorrow. Love you ❤️❤️
Good Morning All,
Morgie, Just woke up at my usual odd hour – 3:39am! You were in my thoughts. I have switched my crafting therapy to bracelets and beaded bookmarks. Can’t wait to make you a bookmark.
Lots of hugs!