The Longest Night
Today is the Winter Solstice; tonight is the longest night of the year. And this year, more than any other, I find myself sitting with the symbolism of darkness and light, sitting and wondering what will come as tomorrow the light grows stronger and longer. For much of this year, for much of the past few years, darkness has seemed to rule. Friends and family were lost to death from the disease we tried so hard to avoid, and the…