While in the Waiting and Wondering Place

Reflections on Now, Not Yet, and Next

I woke up before the sun today, like I often do as a parent of three young children.

As a self-proclaimed "morning person," I crave the quiet of the pre-dawn darkness and the potential for what it holds. It's my most coveted and creative time of the day, and it also disappears quickly if I don’t claim it intentionally.

So today, I donned a pair of stret…