Our hearts are a little heavy. This month of news was enough to send us all to the clinic for spiritual pacemakers. And that lies on top of our already full lives. Sometimes there are not enough hours in the day to wrestle our work to the ground. Or so it seems from here. Our minds are dancing with stressful thoughts, and we’re more than a little overwhelmed. When we notice this dissonant symphony descending on our brains, we must stop and do the most logical next thing. Make

Soon after I moved here, I noticed something of grave concern: There were wasp nests under many of the eves of the cabin. Most were fairly small starter homes, but nonetheless, they were there and I was not going to peacefully co-exist with them. Peter, the supremely helpful owner, offered, “You can knock them down with a broom, but they’ll just come back. They’re pretty benign.” Benign? Are you kidding me? In my mind, they were dive-bombing the plate at mealtime, chasing me