Sometimes it seems like the world is crumbling
around us and we just can't go on.
But those are the times when we most
need to look to the future,
to hold on to our faith and hope 
............and to each other.


One of the hardest things to accept is
the realization that things make no sense to us now.
They may never make any sense, but life will 
go on anyway,
with no explantations or apologies, 
and that we somehow survive 
the changes thrust upon us.


We even manage to grow...........
but nothing grows without rain,
so when it begins to pour, let it flow.
And when the storm has passed, let it go.
Be kind to yourself;
ask for what you need.
You are not alone.

             -Kerry McCaskill-