Hi neighbors and happy 2024! It’s become a tradition of mine to take all of January off to make any plans for the coming year. I know that many people do this in December and start the new year with intentions, plans, a word-of-the-year, or resolutions. I tend to need the quiet pace of January, as opposed to the bustle and loudness of the holiday season, to figure all of that out. So, as I mentioned in my last post of 2023, I took a few weeks off to do just that. Be quiet, listen, ease into whatever rhythm the new year might bring. I do this with no expectation either that major epiphanies will occur or life changes will be made or…I just try to be very quiet and then see what emerges. Some years, the big epiphanies do come. Other years, something quieter (slower?) comes. Some years it’s harvest and others feel planting.
For your dedicated service to us for 3 years plus through the worst of the pandemic and beyond, I personally feel a debt of gratitude to you. But also, after reading your book, I feel I know you as a friend and fellow humanitarian. Such a community you have created and I want to remain a part of that community. Carry on, sweet Dr. Emily, we've got your back.
Just finished your book, and I will be passing it onto a faithful young woman at my church (she is my co-teacher of the 8th grade confirmation class) a senior in college headed to medical school. I know she will appreciate your "threading of the needle" of being a passionate scientist and a passionate Christian.
Thanks for your previous contributions and your sharing here. In a world where comments are too often vicious or mean or totally inaccurate, screening has become necessary.
For your dedicated service to us for 3 years plus through the worst of the pandemic and beyond, I personally feel a debt of gratitude to you. But also, after reading your book, I feel I know you as a friend and fellow humanitarian. Such a community you have created and I want to remain a part of that community. Carry on, sweet Dr. Emily, we've got your back.
Love your post...thank you for. sharing. your thoughts, you. help me expand my own.
Just finished your book, and I will be passing it onto a faithful young woman at my church (she is my co-teacher of the 8th grade confirmation class) a senior in college headed to medical school. I know she will appreciate your "threading of the needle" of being a passionate scientist and a passionate Christian.
Thanks for your previous contributions and your sharing here. In a world where comments are too often vicious or mean or totally inaccurate, screening has become necessary.
I love your phrase for peaceful stillness: "the rhythm of the quiet." That is always important but especially in our present world. Thanks!