One week ago today John Basham and I were on the road to Tennessee. Our drive was uneventful, along a route of perpetual autumn. I had been watching the weather forecasts and we were able to scoot southward as the rains were ending. All but about 15 minutes on Indy’s northside were driven on dry pavement. We were very grateful.
We enjoyed seeing Jackson dressed up as a firefighter and his mom, Courtney, posing as his faithful Dalmatian. Watching Adam and Rachel celebrate their engagement with family and friends was wonderful. And we got to enjoy “Taco Man” leftovers from that with Stacey and Doug and all of the kids last evening!
We have helped with Jackson pick-up and drop-off and I spent a day organizing and doing deep cleaning at Courtney and Jackson’s apartment. It is great to see Jackson having fun, like riding on his 4-Wheeler.
We are beginning to prepare for traveling on to Florida, planning a stop to enjoy playing music with Ed Bennett and friends there
Amidst these joys are the realities of more and more and more friends and family navigating very challenging situations. It would take a spreadsheet to name all of them.
I read recently of Robert Redford having written the foreword of a book titled HOPE not long before he passed. His words speak volumes: “Hope does not need to be merely a passive wish. It can be an active force to propel us forward.”
May all beings know they are the recipient of prayers. May all beings know they are loved. May all beings know the energy of hope.
Prayers and love and hope, like breathing, are not optional but essential….
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