The Week in Review

I bought soft socks. Ate too many chips. Got lost in books.

An old woman and I held hands. "I don't know if I'm coming or going," she said. "I don't know why I'm here."

I went to a ranch and met the cows. Wide-eyed, we shared a certain numbness.

Snow met sky and erased horizon. Everything silent and still. I didn't reach for camera or phone. Didn't reach at all.

In the distance a thin ribbon of blue broke through.

It's Thankful Thursday, a weekly pause to express appreciation for people, places, things and more. Some weeks are tougher than others, but every week offers some small thing that redeems and heals. What are you thankful for today?