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Letter from the Editor
MAKE THE SEASON BRIGHT
In honor of the Town of Collierville’s 150 year anniversary in 2020, the Town chose to promote “Shine A Light,” a theme designed to encourage all residents to highlight the many positive aspects of the community. While the year certainly did not go as planned, the Collierville community showed up nonetheless. Kids taking the initiative to show kindness to essential workers, nonprofits providing meals in place of school lunches, drive-by celebrations and many more acts of generosity were how Collierville chose to “shine its light.” So while the internet floods with memes wishing 2020 away, we want to remind you that there’s still time left in 2020 to shine your light. Sure, it’s going to be a different holiday season, make no mistake about that. However, we have the opportunity to “Make the Season Bright.” Our November/December issue hopes to encapsulate the little ways in which we can still find joy and giving during this season of perpetual hope. From seeing a child’s kindness flourish in her community to old Collierville holiday recipes that you should try, there are plenty of ways to make this season every bit as bright as before.
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- “The Christmas Song,” Nat King Cole
Keeping with tradition, our November/December issue includes the 2019 Christmas in Collierville Home Tours, which is where we found our gorgeous cover photo. We love featuring these home tours, so that you can reminisce on last year’s Christmas season. Sometimes old memories can be just what we need to motivate us to make new ones.
In addition to reminiscing and creating new memories, we must also use this season to think of “all the world,” as Reverend David Atkinson of Collierville United Methodist Church puts it in his article, and how we can help others. His advice – to listen – echoes one of my favorite Christmas carols, “Do you hear what I hear?” Now, more than ever, it is time to act on what we hear and extend grace, kindness and love to each other. That’s truly what the holidays are all about and, no matter where you may find yourself, it is this fundamental concept that makes the season bright every single year.
Tour Collierville wishes you all a happy and healthy holiday season, and a wonderful new year!
Regan Hewitt, Editor
On the Cover: This cover photo comes from The Klein Home on the 2019 Christmas in Collierville Home Tours. It reminded us of “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” since the sentiment that “the prettiest sight to see / is the holly that will be / on your own front door,” rings truer than ever this year.
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