on life and mountaintops and valleys

Giants loom, waves crash and the fire burns.

Can you and I agree not to waste any time pretending that life is a cakewalk or an endless parade of sunshine and unicorns and magical happy moments? Those moments and days and seasons exist, to be sure. They are real and lovely and such a gift.

But let’s be honest, life is also real hard. It’sbeautiful and brutalat the very same time.

I face a giant
In over my head
Help me to look up
I take a deep breath
And take the next step
Though I may b...