Letters from the Springhouse Community
Our Springhouse newsletter is a gathering place for stories across our intergenerational community. Each issue includes letters from those who shape and are shaped by Springhouse. Together, these stories reflect the many ways we are envisioning, practicing, and sharing ways of living that contribute to a world where all life thrives.
Letter from Jenny
Memory is the place where our vanished days secretly gather. Memory rescues experience from total disappearance…It is astonishing how faithful experience actually is; how it never vanishes completely. Experience leaves deep traces in us. It is surprising that years after something has happened t...
by Dr. Jennifer Finn —
Oct 07, 2025
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memory
practice
unknown
writing
Letter from a Springhouse Community Member
Dear Springhouse community,
What brought me to Springhouse was my 14 year old son Skyelar who refused to participate in any way during his 8th grade year in the New York public school system. He wasn’t a trouble maker, he just refused to conform to a system that he didn’t believe had his best int...
by Martha Lutz —
Sep 18, 2025
adultprograms
beloved community
community
truenorth
Letter from Jenny Finn
Dear Springhouse community,
I hope this letter finds you well. The whole Springhouse staff showed up to do work projects with my husband and I on our farm this past weekend. I am excited to tell you more about this shared work day experiment and what I am learning from it.Â
A few months ago, I as...
by Dr. Jennifer Finn —
Sep 04, 2025
beloved community
community
many hands light work
Letters from the Springhouse Community