Hang in there.

Oh wow, this week was intense.

But hey--it's moving on out, and today?  Today is a new day.  Hip hip hooray!

The other night when we sat in the dark with the candles flickering away, soft and magical-like, I drew this baby bear illustration.  It was inspired by the hardness of the week, the pain I knew some people close-to-home were feeling, the fear of learning to let go and the need to keep hanging on.

It was inspired by the apple tree I saw, apples just barely hanging on, limbs shaking them loose, encouraging them to let go!
I was inspired by my drive home in the windstorm, praying for all the souls in the night, hoping everyone was safe and warm and tucked into someone's arms, hoping that we all just had someone to hang on to.

Hey, you know, it's a tough world.  It's a scary world.  But it's also a colourful world full of interesting characters who are imperfect, and who make mistakes.  It's a world that has dark bits mixed in with the beautiful bits.  It's a world where we get to get up each day and make it new!  Try again!  Start over.

Everyday we get to make a bad yesterday into an awesome TODAY!  We do!  We get this same opportunity over and over, which seems like a lot, but guess what?  We actually have a limited time.

So HANG IN THERE, friends, and go make your world a colourful, beautiful, fulfilling and loving place to be.
I believe in you.