Reflecting on the value of written communications to the writer of the communications

September is a month of beginnings. The month of my birth, September represents the passage of time. The month I started working as a sole proprietor doing business as Shenouda Associates, September launched a professional communications business that is now starting its 17/sup th/ year. Reading yearly issues of Shenouda News, a newsletter written for and distributed to clients and friends of the business, this owner of a maturing business reflects on her business, craft, and profession.