Share 4 Somethings – June 2025 Edition
Loved • Learned • Went Well • Let Go

As June wraps up and we head into the second half of 2025, here’s my latest round of 4 somethings that I have:

1. Loved
2. Learned
3. Went well
4. Let go of

And then I link up with Jenn.

These little check-ins help me reflect and appreciate what’s been happening in my corner of the world this month. I’m also sharing my previous month’s One Second Everyday video . . .

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Something I loved

• BYE, CABLE!

We finally cut the cord. After years of paying too much for cable TV—and grumbling about it—we pulled the plug at last.

After talking to a few neighbors and doing my research, we landed on Hulu Live. It gives us access to regular TV channels, including the live stuff we care about (like news, sports, and weather), plus Hulu’s on-demand shows and DVR capabilities.

So far, it’s working great—and saving us money, too. Win-win.

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Something I learned

• PEDALING FOR UNITY

The average White American has:

• 91 White friends
• 1 Black friend
• 1 Latino friend
• 1 Asian friend
• 1 mixed race friend
• 1 other race friends
• 3 friends of unknown race

The average Black American has:

• 83 Black friends
• 8 White friends
• 2 Latino friends
• 0 Asian friends
• 3 mixed race friends
• 1 other race friend
• 4 friends of unknown race

That’s something I learned last week when we met the Riders for Race Amity. (I can’t verify the stats; do your own research; count your own friends.)

Until last Friday I’d never heard of the organization.

My husband Jeff and I met the 2025 riders when they stopped at our local public library during their 900+ mile ride from Madison, Wisconsin, to Montgomery, Alabama—on bikes. Ten teenagers (plus chaperones) are traveling the country to promote race amity, community building, and service.

During the program, each student shared why they joined, and then we broke into small groups to talk about our own experiences with racism and interracial friendships. It prompted such meaningful conversations.

On their stops, they also participate in service projects. In our city, they volunteered at Manna House, one of our favorite local food distribution centers. I loved hearing how impactful it was for them to serve there.

The students rode into Montgomery earlier this week, and are visiting all three of the Equal Justice Initiative museums. If you’re ever nearby, go visit yourself.

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Something that went well

• BIRDS: 100; SQUIRRELS: 0

Squirrel-proofing success—hopefully! We’ve gone through several different bird feeders and contraptions that claimed to be squirrel-resistant, but our squirrels outsmarted each one. And would eat all the food in a few hours.

But not with this bird feeder. Not yet anyway. The birds are loving it, and the seed actually lasts more than a day now.

That said, the ground is still a buffet for the neighborhood rabbits and mallard ducks who hang out to eat the spilled seed throughout the day.

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Something I let go of

• COMPLETION, NOT PERFECTION (IN PRINT!)

Jeff and I finally finished our Storyworth books! In January 2024, our daughter Jenna gifted us a year-long subscription. We were sent weekly email prompts about our lives that we would answer and email back in.

After completing all 52 prompts by January of this year, we’ve spent the first part of 2025 editing and adding extra photos. But we eventually called it DONE and sent them off.

Letting go of perfection was the hardest part about the project for me—I kept wanting to tweak just one more thing, make one more edit, add one more photo. But the finished books are beautiful and meaningful, and now we have a lasting keepsake of our stories. Sometimes done is better than perfect. 

What is something you are loving, learning, has gone well, or had to let go of this month?

Share your thoughts in the comments.

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