After a very long while........

.....I wanted to share some thoughts. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season is once again upon us after too short a time since Christmas. Lent always means Spring to me. I've always said that "If I can make it till Lent, I can make it through the rest of the year." After a restless winter, the dawn of Lent means hope to me and I hope to you as well. While some will wear ashes on their foreheads, I hope for the sign of a deeper truth within. Lent is about transformation-doesn't have to be earth shaking, but I always find plenty in need of change. The lethargy of winter is passing away and Lent means the dawn of a new hope that comes to fruition at Easter. Resurrection is the fruit of a lifetime lived in transformational hope. During Lent, I don't want to be "calm"!