I don’t know about you, but I finished Lent and went into Easter season this year just kind of wrung out. Perhaps the ever-mingled hope and apprehension around the pandemic, the vaccinations, police shootings, hope for accountability for one even in the midst of several more occurrences, and on and on. It’s all a lot, it’s been a lot, and all the “a lot” just seems to continue.
So I’ve been engaging as I can, and running into the woods as much as possible. Plus I had one kid turn a decade old that needed to be celebrated properly with a camping trip and a careful hang out with a buddy.
The woods refresh me. Sleeping outside resets my body too long accustomed to lots of screen time by necessity, and late hours seeking some quiet and solitude after everyone was asleep. Somehow I’ve been reversing that and seeking quiet in the morning which is a different rhythm for me, but I think I like it.
As I wrapped up the Lenten series here, I also finished a piece for Earth & Altar’s “Christianity …
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