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HOFFMAN MANDALA CONTEST We’ve just announced our Hoffman Mandala Contest 2020, open to all Hoffman graduates. The contest rules are below, but first let’s look at what a Mandala is and a way to [...]

By Shawn McAndrew On February 14, many people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day – a day about love for most of us. The story of how this day came about is rather dark and lurid. It is [...]

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that [...]

By Shawn McAndrew I recently had a conversation with a friend about some memories I had of being at my grandparents’ farm when I was a child. To this day, I can remember the smell of the cabinet [...]

The first month of the year usually brings a flurry of reflecting, as well as looking forward to making this new year better than the last one. It’s important to take a personal inventory of the [...]

First awareness, Like rays of light at dawn, Trickling in over the horizon, Revealing tracks in the snow, Patterns, echoing over generations, Entangling me in their dark and sticky web, Slowly [...]

By Freddie Camozzi Our son called us at 1:00 in the afternoon and asked, “Have you guys been home?” When we replied, “No, why do you ask?”, he said, “Because the laptop is gone.” That led to a [...]

By Shawn McAndrew When I was a child, I loved the wonder of the lights that lined houses and buildings, trees and shrubs during December and the holiday season. The cold air always took me by [...]

By Shawn McAndrew I recently had a conversation with someone who is dealing with a personal crisis. We all go through hard times, but this person’s situation reminded me that we often get caught [...]

Just in time for the holidays, we asked Hoffman staff and teachers to give us some words of gratitude. As we head into what is commonly known as “the silly season,” we wish Love and Light to [...]