I am sad today.  Not desolately sad, not heartbroken, not sobbing on the floor, but sad in that way that even the bright sun on the clear snow cannot lift.  Sad such that shapes of the icicles cannot move me, and I have to force myself to see the wonder in them rather than cursing them as symbols of a cold dark winter that threatens to stretch on ( Read more... )

Last night I was shocked. This morning I can't pry myself away from the computer, reading all the headlines and still feeling that I recognize the hard work ahead, but I can do it, WE can do it. In my heart, at least, the momentum is still there, going strong ( Read more... )

It happened. Barack Obama is our President-Elect. He won so clearly and decisively that nobody can doubt it. I can go to sleep tonight without wondering what will happen to those I love if McCain were to drop dead in a year and leave Sarah Palin as our President. I am more moved and humbled than I can ever remember being about an election ( Read more... )