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Lead with Love Part 7

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Since early this year, I’ve shared my perspectives on leadership. When I talk about leading with love, I don’t just mean words—I mean action.

Love shows up in how we prioritize safety.
It shows up in how we design public spaces that welcome everyone.
It shows up in how we invest in programs that lift up families and support neighbors when they need it most.

Leading with love means weaving compassion into the fabric of city decisions. It means policies that reflect people’s real needs, budgets that reflect our shared values, and a city vision that reflects our hopes for the future.

Love isn’t passive—it’s active. It’s how we create a Duvall that doesn’t just work well, but feels like home.

Throwback Thursday

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Throwback Thursday to so many great memories volunteering in our schools!

Whether it was pasting poems into poetry books for kindergartners, reading one-on-one with students in the hallways, helping at the student store, or supporting special events like Field Day—I’ve always loved being involved in our children’s schools.

Those small moments—seeing a student light up while reading, helping a class celebrate their creativity, or simply being an extra set of hands on a busy day—remind me how important it is for our community to show up for kids and educators.

It’s one of the ways I’ve tried to give back, and it’s also what keeps me hopeful for the future of Duvall—because when we invest in our children, we’re investing in the heart of our community. 💙

Lead with Love Part 6

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Since March, I’ve been sharing what leading with love means to me—and why it matters for Duvall. It’s more than a theme; it’s a commitment to guiding decisions with care, integrity, and hope for the future.

Leading with love isn’t just about how we show up today—it’s about the future we create together. When we make decisions for Duvall, we’re not only shaping the present—we’re shaping the experiences of kids riding their bikes to school, families putting down roots, and generations yet to come.

Leading with love means building a city that lasts. A city where safety, opportunity, and connection are protected. A city where the next generation can feel the same pride we do in calling Duvall home.

That’s the heart of leadership: not just solving today’s challenges, but planting seeds for a future full of promise.

Let’s keep leading with love—because the brightest future we can build is a community rooted in care, integrity, and hope. 💙

Throwback Thursday

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Throwback Thursday to November 2021

Back in the thick of the pandemic—when every week seemed to bring new challenges—I wanted to find a way to remind the incredible people who keep Duvall running that they weren’t alone. So I reached out to our community and asked you to share words of encouragement for our City Hall staff, Public Works crew, and Police Department. And wow, you all showed up in such a big way.

With your words, I was able to fill three big signs—front and back!—handwriting heartfelt notes, kind words, and messages of gratitude for each building. I delivered them in person, hoping they would brighten a difficult season and let our public servants know how deeply they are appreciated.

It might have been a small gesture, but it carried a powerful message: that Duvall is at its strongest when we lift each other up, when we pause to say “thank you,” and when we remember that behind every service, there are real people showing up for our community every single day.

That’s the spirit I’ll always carry forward—because the heart of Duvall has always been its people. 💙

Throwback Thursday

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Throwback Thursday to four years ago, in 2021, our family took a leap into something new — becoming fosters for Homeward Pet Adoption Center.

Since then, we’ve had the joy (and occasional chaos!) of fostering 25 animals — one sweet puppy and 24 adorable, mischievous kittens. Along the way, we’ve learned how to gently help extremely unsocialized animals learn to trust, and how to nurse sick ones back to health so they could thrive.

Every single foster brought their own personality, challenges, and moments of pure joy into our home. Fostering has been one of the most rewarding ways we’ve been able to give back to our community — helping animals in need get the love, care, and stability they deserve before finding their forever homes.

Here’s to all the fosters, adopters, and volunteers out there making a difference — one paw at a time. And to our sweet past foster babies who found their new beginnings: Wanda, Natasha, Clint, Lollipop, GummiBear, Candy Cane, Bruno, Mirabel, Louisa, Ralph, Felix, Taffyta, Vanellope, Sequoia, Sycamore, Spruce, Banyan, Gingko, Charlie, Betty, Marjorie, Heartbreak Prince, York, Kit Kat and Skittles ❤️ Just some of these cuties pictured here. If you want to see more check out @McHenryFosterFam on Instagram.