“Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August.” ~ Denise Levertov The last few weeks before school starts carry a sweetness all their own. There is excitement building, but also a quiet sense that summer is beginning to slip away. The calendars start filling. The school supplies appear in every store. Families begin shifting bedtimes, making plans, and preparing for new routines. But before we rush into the backpacks, schedules, meetings, and first-day expectations, August rem
