We had a rough winter but we are having a knockout Spring. We have lambs running around, flowers popping up in the garden, new chicks in the barn, Maria has been reborn at Gee’s Bend, I have a spanking new book contract, my daughter has a hotshot job in New York City, and this morning, the first blossoms appeared on our venerable old apple tree.

I am grateful for my life, I have known loss and sorrow, love and joy, I am learning what it means to be a human being, and I am grateful for all of it, eager to embrace tomorrow.