Tag: place

Children’s Garden

Post author By Andrew Conard
Post date August 5, 2020

One of my favorite spaces in Kansas is Botanica. It is a beautiful community garden in downtown Wichita. I took this picture years ago on the way out of the Downing Children’s Garden. This garden’s design is for children with whimsical statues, musical instruments, and surprises around each corner on the path. When we lived […]

Tags Botanica, children, connected, family, memories, place, space, thin place, thin space, Wichita

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Power of Environment: I Want to Work Here

Post author By Andrew Conard
Post date February 10, 2012

At one of my favorite coffee shops, I overheard a group of students say to the barista, “We’re going to work here when we get old enough.” I was struck by the power of this statement. The environment and culture is so enjoyable that someone would want to work there in the future. Not just […]

Tags Barista, church, Coffeehouse, congregation, culture, employment, environment, place, space, united methodist church