The God of glory will secure your passage...I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places--firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling stream that will never run dry. You will use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past.~From Isaiah 8: 8,10,11 (The Message Bible)

The other day a James Taylor song came up on my feed as I scrolled. I have loved his songs since adolescence. The first line of the lyrics goes: "The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time." I'd recently talked to one of my sisters, and she described her life as "a collection of seasons." The song and her words made me think of the last decade of my life, ten years here at this site. I'm on the cusp of an updated website that I'll debut in early 2026. While the blog posts I've written can be transferred to the new site, the comments so many of you have written, cannot be. I've been printing the posts and reading back through what I've written and how you've responded. Thank you. Your words and faith and love and grace have often gotten me through a rough patch, a hard month, and self-doubt. Kept me from giving up. 

So I'm celebrating ten years here, grateful for this passage of time and feeling the bend in the road toward another season. The Lord has incrementally provided numerous routes and steps to move me to this new pathway--the warmth of His presence, His Word, my darling husband, many art forms including books, movies and podcasts, relationships with friends and family, a vibrant church community, dreams in the night watches, His creation, writing, and a wonderful therapist. The comfort and wisdom of His Holy Spirit. The love of the Father. The truth that His wounds are my healing. 

This Thanksgiving I lift my arms in worship to Jesus, rejoicing in His beauty, strength, wisdom and goodness. I thank God for each of you and these ten years together. I look forward to the next decade. May you swim in His constancy, knowing He never leaves you. May you rest in His ability to bless you, favor you, guide you and heal you. May His gentle protection ease your anxiety and fill you with peace. May you trust Him to rebuild any place in your life that has collapsed in rubble. He loves to restore and make new. Provide all the building supplies. May you take heart that He gives you a full life even in the emptiest of places. He Creates well-watered gardens, and streams that never run dry.

I will keep you posted on new things coming in 2026. In the meantime, embrace your passage, the season you're in. The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Happy Thanksgiving.