letter from the layout editor

Dear

Our Lincoln Moms are really caught up in the whirlwind that is late summer, so I have the lucky task of communicating some of the great things about the Fall 2023 edition of Lincoln Kids to you all.

Even though I’m a Lincoln Uncle and Lincoln Godfather, I sometimes still feel like a Lincoln Kid — especially when fall’s on the horizon. Few things gets me as giddy as the prospect of a chill in the air, the smells of campfire and apple cider, and the brilliant colors of foliage. The sweaters are pretty great too. It’s also back-to-school time, and for an extrovert and a nerd (words I happily ascribe to myself) I LOVED school, and fall has always meant seeing old friends and learning new things.

Speaking of which, “The Love of Language” on page 24 has a lot of great thoughts from local teacher Rosanne Navas on the benefits of learning a second language, and how Lincoln families can learn a new language in everyday life. Mumu Lee’s story in “Marvelous Mumu” on page 10 relays her incredible path from her early years in a Karen a refugee camp in Thailand to laying down roots with her family in Lincoln. There are so many things to read, and color, and explore in this edition, and it’s our intention that you’ll find a mix of the familiar and the unexpected. We hope you’ll be inspired to uncover all the terrific opportunities that are available to Lincoln Kids in these wonderful seasons of change that we know as “fall,” and “childhood.” Because in the blink of an eye, Lincoln Kids are laying out magazines.

See you out there —

Sean Flattery, Layout Editor