Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.
John Lennon
Oh, about my absence, all I can say people is, it has been one of those seasons, one of those years, where one thing after another snowballs until you feel the need to stand on top of a mountain, and cry out to the universe, "ENOUGH!"
Why?" I have wondered, "What do we do now?" "How do we manage this?" And, while the practical part of that answer has depended on the needs of the catastrophe situation at hand, the real answer has been faith- faith the future holds something better, faith in the love of a family of five that expands and contracts to seven or nine or fifteen.
Yes, indeed. Yet, in the midst of all of this life the past year has brought us, there have abundant blessings, significant self-discoveries, and an utter profusion of love. So, we persevere through the myriad of experiences that turn our home/life topsy-turvy, a surfeit of fractured bones, health issues, and frightening financial hardship.
For now, here I am.