Seasons

It is the time of year when “The Christmas Song” inspires reflection on home, hearth, and family. It opens hearts, and sometimes wallets. It is a good thing.  

We also honor Hanukkah, Yule, Bodhi Day, and Kwanzaa, each reminding us of community, faith, compassion, and resilience. Across traditions, the message is consistent. Basically, we are better when we care for one another.  It warms my heart to see acts of kindness committed and celebrated. They remind us of all we can be, not just during the holidays, but on the other 364 days of the year.  

If November, December, and January are seasons of gratitude, giving, and new beginnings, how could we reimagine the rest of the calendar?  

February, March, and April will be the "Season of Compassion” symbolized by unconditional love, rebirth, and restoration.  We will highlight those values by starting a tradition of checking on neighbors, reconnecting relationships that have drifted apart, and nurturing anything neglected during the busy-ness of winter.  

May, June, and July will be the “Season of Remembrance” dedicated to reflection, recognition, and revolution.  We will honor the past, uplift voices too often unheard, and recommit ourselves to justice, dignity, and equity.  

August, September, and October will be the “Season of Intentionality.” This time of year will be marked by a commitment to learning new things, change, and harvest.  We will appreciate growth, celebrate new rhythms, and reap the blessings we have sown together through care and community.  

Giving should not be attached to an occasion. Neither should our dedication to one another.  

At The LIFEworks Project River City Bread Basket, we believe there is more to nourishment than food.  It is choice.  It is dignity, It is belonging. It means honoring preferences, cultures, and stories. It means trusting people to know what their families need. It means recognizing agency where food becomes a source of strength.  It is looking around your space, seeing who does not have a seat at your table, and pulling up an extra chair.

If this vision speaks to you, we invite you to be part of it—in whatever season you are able. A donation helps keep shelves full and choices abundant. Volunteering offers time, presence, and kindness that cannot be boxed or shelved. Both help ensure that dignity is always on the menu.  

Hunger may be constant, but so can compassion. When we feed one another with intention—season after season—we create a community where every table has room, every voice matters, and every person is nourished with hope. 

'Until every shelf is full,

Adrienne