If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy, . . . we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world. —C. S. Lewis Mere Christianity

I don’t know if I have ever been a place of deeper solitude than this. Silence surrounded me, and I was sure if only for a moment, I was the only person on the face of this earth.

Lots of fun sharing brunch and birthday cake with friends.

Bows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at clouds that way . . . (Judy Collins)

Chip is so . . . so . . . what is the word? Something other than precious. That’s a “girlie” word and one that would make him go “Ggrrrrrr.” No, he is something else. Maybe you can tell me what it is.