FROM THE
EDITOR
Happy New Year readers, as the winter chill starts to retreat and spring is carried in by a gentle warm breeze, we enter the season of new beginnings! There is something magical about this season of the year, as once empty branches begin to sprout bright green buds, which later will emerge into lush leaves, gifting us the much-needed shade during the summer months. As I write this, we are sitting on our back porch and there is still just enough chill in the air that I had to pause my writing to run inside for a lap blanket. The air is filled with the sound of spring peepers as the daylight lingers over the pond in the distance. It is a magical sound we only get for so long, just like anything in a life of seasons. Everything has its time to come alive, be present, and fade off till the next year. Spring is a magical and trying season. It teaches us the lesson of finding contentment in the moments of change, which tend to be the most uncomfortable. Years ago, I struggled with the word contentment. Contentment in my 20’s and early 30’s, for some odd reason, sounded similar to settling. I have always felt a desire to want more, I wanted to find something beyond where I was, but this isn’t always the
right approach. This past year and all that it surprised us with, I have learned that contentment is a gift. I have found that when we find comfort and happiness in what we have, where we live, we find calm and presence in our life. Just maybe, more isn’t more? Sitting here on the first “warm” evening of spring, I am reminded once again of how contentment is the goal, a gift. My family has found deep contentment in embracing our life here in Southern Georgia. Falling in love with the communities, culture, food, and people of this region for the last decade has brought us peace and a type of comfort one can not find anywhere else. It is for this reason, this spring we have declared a new beginning, transitioning from Camden Lifestyle to Southern Georgia magazine. The communities and culture we are captivated by, cannot be contained in just one county. Its history is deeply woven, just like its winding rivers through the entire region! Thank you for continuing on this journey with us as we make this exciting change. In the pages of this first issue, we celebrate the artists, makers, and musicians of this magical place we call home... Southern Georgia.
Faythe Hall Executive Editor in Chief
