“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” | Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. //
it’s been a year since we moved here. I grew up in Southern California, but had lived in Utah for most of my adult life, and after my parents moved there too, Utah became home to me. I had almost forgotten what it’s like to have the ocean, the sun, the sand, at your (relatively close) disposal. being back here has been healing and energizing for my soul. we are just so happy here. this past year has shown us some ugly things, but the ocean has recompensed us in its own way. it’s taught that though waves may violently crash, they are also delicate on the shore. like the ocean, life is an endless expanse with depths always waiting to be discovered. and, like the ocean, we sometimes are given things unbidden that feel sharp like glass, but, like the ocean, we can wrap ourselves around the pain and soften its edges and give it back to the world more beautiful than it came to us. I’ve always loved sea glass, but I’ve thought of it in this way since living here, and every time I find a new piece, it is Compassion in tangible form. I say none of this to boast, but merely to express gratitude for this remarkable life, and for the chance we’ve had to pave our own way and to furnish our existence with the blessings of the (both actual and metaphorical) tides. //
