Hey, all! I’m writing to you from my fancy work setup (JK, it’s my kitchen table with a big monitor) on a really nice Monday here in North Carolina. I wanted to set a pleasant scene for this newsletter intro because, lately, I’ve been finding myself down and focused on the negative things I haven’t been able to control rather than the positive ones that I can. Yes, we need a little of both — we need to get mad. We need to get upset at things happening in the world around us. But please realize you are only human. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others. This morning, I grabbed a cute little house plant and put it next to my desktop monitor, because I wanted to start the day with a fresh perspective. A house plant is hardly a solution to the world’s problems right now, but that plant brought me a lot of peace and joy today.
While I realize this introduction has practically nothing to do with the house of worship vertical, I felt compelled to speak to you all from my heart today. I hope this intro (and maybe a house plant) can bring you some joy as you go about the rest of your week.
Enjoy the newsletter — you’ll see some familiar names below alongside our ask for you to vote in our ninth annual Readers’ Choice Awards and our product news for the week. You might recognize a few of those companies in the links below.