in the deep midwinter

Christmas Eve, Berne, Switzerland (December 2003)*

I hope this Christmas Eve finds all of you taking care of yourselves and finding such joy from this season as you desire.

Hanna and I will be heading off to Holland (Mich.) tomorrow to spend a week with family and friends there. If you're waiting on an email from me, chances are I'll be able to make some time in the next ten days to send one your way.

Peace and mindfulness as the year draws to a close and the days begin to grow longer once more.

(*I can't believe it's been ten years since my study-abroad year in Aberdeen, Scotland!)