Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. Karen and I had lunch and a catch-up when I was up for Thanksgiving. I hadn’t been able to get away the past couple times I’d been north, so it felt particularly good to finally get several hours together with my oldest and dearest friend.

2. My journal has been lying neglected for months, with good intentions overwhelming any actual momentum. (I know, a common theme in my life.) But this week, I’d signed up for a little online writing session, and I wanted to do it on off the computer. So, I pulled it out and started working on some of the pages. It’s not caught up — not by a long shot. But pen has been put to paper again, and that feels really good.

3. Our new volleyball league started tonight, and Katie suggested going out afterwards, since she had to head to the airport later on. No one else was able to go, but I approach team outings with a “Yes and …” mentality, so the two of us got a chance to catch up one-on-one, which hasn’t happened in a year.

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world this post-Thanksgiving week?

P.S. You may have noticed the Virtual Advent Tour is taking a hiatus this year. Apologies if you were looking for it and were surprised by the radio silence. I meant to share I was going to take 2024 off and reevaluate, but then I just never got around to it.