Last night I went to bed early. I ate some Ben & Jerry's "Empowermint" Democracy Ice Cream, watched part of a movie, and was asleep by 9. I've never stayed awake late very well. I also don't enjoy watching election results come rolling in. I vote. But watching maps and percentages is both boring and anxiety-inducing to me. Plus I have 18 energetic kids with whom I spend my days and I need all the sleep I can get. I went to bed fairly sure of one outcome. And woke up to find that all predictions had been wrong. Donald Trump was the President-Elect. I was shocked. My heart has been hurting the whole election cycle. Hate, division, oppression, and fear have driven so many interactions -- on both sides. Hate has been encouraged in some ways, and fear capitalized on. We've seen exactly how divided we are as a nation. My shock early this morning came with a fair dose of fear and grief. Fear for how free hate may be allow...
Learning to live courageously and love ferociously, following God one step at a time, desiring to be part of a story bigger than me.