Winter

The end of a year, and also a beginning: all that truly live must first die. We walk through seemingly endless months of dark, cold barrenness, clinging to the hope that new life is yet to come. In the meantime, we gather close together, drawing warmth and comfort from our loved ones. We celebrate the holidays, we give gifts, we dream and set goals, and we live into the waiting by finding beauty and contentment in the present.