Growing Back to Life

Good morning. 4:00 a.m. looked amazing, so I woke up to it, again. There is something about the stillness of this time in the morning that is different for me. Day will be breaking soon. Sorrows, doubts, anxieties of yesterday seemingly not as present after an evening prayer, thanksgiving, and a good night's rest.  I…

Reflections

Tonight I sat outside in Kentucky on the back deck of my home for Summer 2016. In Kentucky. Not Connecticut. Not the place where I've spent every July since 2011 surrounded by campers who sing and cheer every lunch and dinner...while I block out all the singing and cheering that overwhelm my introverted-extrovert nature. Yes.…