I suppose it's an understatement to say it has been awhile since I've posted something in this space. We have been busy, or occupied anyway. Occupied with the basics of living...eating, sleeping, maintaining. These things have posed rather large challenges for one or more of our family members in the last few months, and I just don't have much time or energy left over to do any "extras." The one extra we have managed to (barely) keep up with, and always the priority around here, after the basics are cared for, is the garden. So today when the baby was sleeping (yay baby!) and my daughter and I were out in the garden harvesting, I reveled in the vivid and varied colors filling our baskets. A complete rainbow. And I wanted to share it with you--a bit of beauty to finish off your week.
I have been reading little bits here and there of Richard Rohr's Everything Belongs. Today the few pages I read spoke about the importance of not rushing through pain, difficulty, or darkness, because they have important things to teach us, and it is through these that we discover our true selves and find transformation. It is a good reminder, and one we don't hear often enough in our culture of quick fixes and immediate gratification (that only leaves us feeling empty). It's a refreshing perspective to think about settling down into difficulties, to learn what they have to teach, and to trust that in good time they will give way to lighter and more joyful times.
