Winter's back...

Dear Nicky,

We had another snowstorm today. The temperature dropped nearly thirty degrees over the course of the afternoon and evening, a few more inches of snow fell, and the wind was bad. All this means is that Spring will be that much sweeter when it comes. Unfortunately, your mom was running around in this bad weather this evening. Your mom's under a lot of stress, understandable these days. She's got a demanding job, plus she's carrying you around 24/7, so it's not like she's ever really free to put her mind on other things. I'm not blaming you, of course, I'm only saying so you'll understand why you're probably tasting all these extra stress hormones in your feed these days. Me, I'm trying to focus on the here and now; future-looking has always been a kind of torment for me. But lately a number of things have been pleasantly surprising me, so I really do believe there's something special in the air, for all of us. Be well, in Jesus' name.

Love,
Dad