Good morning from the sunny Okanagan!

When Mom was out here for two weeks the beginning of June, I ran this little idea by her that I’d been simmering in my head for the last year or so. The idea went from there and Mom and I worked like crazy bringing my dream to life over the two weeks. I love writing, as you know, and I started thinking about the extra time I have as I don’t have children right now on this infertility trip we are on and the financial side that comes with that. I feel so useless sometimes and especially since I haven’t been able to teach again, I feel like I have no real mission and purpose in my life right now and my hope is to make a little extra cash on the side with this.

So that brought us to this month when I told Mom my idea, which is to send out this cute little magazine every other month- the purpose being to have a fun piece of mail to look forward to (mail is so rare these days) and an assortment of reader’s sending in their inspirations and in doing so the magazine would be full of us all helping each other along the path. I know there are other papers among us but I wanted my magazine to be my own little paper that you will sit and read in a quiet time with a coffee and hear others thoughts and real life things and you may roll your eyes and say “that sounds just like Chey” and I’m fine with that:) We all have real life things happening- grief of loss, grief of hidden burdens, married life, single life, children, teaching school, working in cafes, working on committees, youth, young couples, middle aged, in-laws, spiritual life, financial burdens, and we all are human and at the end of the day we wish we would have done better or loved more as we are on this Heaven-bound road. I crave the real life side of each of your lives where you are open and honest and other people reading your inspirations feel that too.

This magazine is going to be called “Little Crow Collective” and will be filled with whatever things YOU decide to send in. It may take a month or two to get word around and have people subscribing and so on, but I am very excited to have this little paper as my mission for the time being and hopefully bring joy to you along the way. I want to use thrifted ribbons and other things I may find to assemble the paper, and maybe occasionally send a little something in the envelope. I’m including things I have been working on for myself. Like Morgan and I have been talking about learning songs by memory, specifically ones from the Hymnal but also just in general, so I am including a monthly memory song for myself and also for you if you would like to do it too. Each issue will have monthly calendars filled with fun things, recipes, a devotional, and a very cool little spot for you who create to advertise your lovely little business. Seasonal recipes, memories of your life, lists of anything, devotional inspo, experiences in life that you learn from, cozy readings, tips and tricks on anything or any hobby you have, the list could be endless -write something up, just a little paragraph or some verses and send them to me- nothing is too big or too small. I can’t wait to start the next paper!

TO SUBSCRIBE: please message me at 989-534-6178 as I am only taking subscriptions thru the end of 2026 so you will only pay for the issues you will receive instead of a year. Im doing this in order to establish a better yearly plan now that my magazine is started up. In January 2027 you will have the option again to subscribe for the year. If would like to subscribe, the magazine will come to you every other month. The price is $50 USD or $60 CAD for the one-year subscription but if you message after January 6,2026, you will only receive 5 papers for this year so you will be charged accordingly instead of the $50.

Once you have made a subscription purchase, you are signed up.

Canada etransfer customers- please whatsapp me to subscribe and i will give you my email for etransfer and the amount due.

Thank you for being here and reading through!:) have a lovely weekend. xo CheyenneLinn