The Festival of Hope continues over at The Tail End with a very moving reflection by Regina Doman. Click HERE to read “The Story’s Loose Ends.” I was reading Regina’s beautiful essay surrounded by my three children — one home from school with a sinus infection, one home from school with a pulled neck muscle, and one crying from her upstairs bedroom because she didn’t want to nap. I was at my wit’s ends, and then I read Regina’s story and remembered how blessed I am and how quickly life can change. Suddenly it doesn’t seem so stressful having my three children at home with me on a November afternoon asking for hot chocolate and grilled cheese and biscotti and television and monopoly and and and….
As we cross the threshold of a new year, can we embrace what's ahead — with all its messiness and challenge — and offer ourselves and our world compassion ...
