This post has been rolling around in my head for a few days. The things that are stirring inside of me are so divergent: friends, family, community, bliss, tragedy, loss, hopefulness, and resiliency…all of these things have been on my mind, and in my experience for the past few weeks.
It’s strange now to recall how just a few years ago I tearfully lamented to a friend that was moving out of state how not having an experience of meaningful community was hard for me to bear. In spite of not being able to hit the grocery store without seeing people I’d known for over 40 years, from the large church I grew up in or from school, I just didn’t feel connected. And I think I had literally always felt this way. [click to continue…]
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