Jess phoned last night to say she had arrived at her destination and was looking forward to her period of retreat. She asked me to thank all of you who have wished her well for your kindness, and told me that she will be praying, daily, for all of us.
I assured her that between us, we would endeavour not to wreck her good work here, and that we should leave the place as tidy as it was when we found it.
One of the things that I love about you, my readers, is that you have accepted my dearest friend, Jessica as my co-author here so readily. I've often told her that I think she gets better readership here than I do, and that it pleases me greatly.
Jess has had an eventful year, and has decided to go to a retreat for the next couple of weeks. So we will all have to get through it without her wise counsel.
Her co-author, Chalcedon451, posted this notice this morning that she had made safe passage to her retreat, and offered a prayer he had given her, for us to share.
I'll note in passing here that I'm going to also try to take a day or so off in the next few weeks, and do some reflecting on things myself.