In one month we'll mark my dad's death day. I bought my flight this week and will head to my mom's house and spend that week with my siblings, nieces and nephews. Winter is not my favorite season, even with the delights of Christmas. As soon as the holidays move through us, we are left with months of ice and darkness. And Little Mikey will have to stay strong to survive the winter. I know trees know what to do with snow, but I can't help feeling protective, as if in an ideal world I might dig his little roots up and bring him into my warm house.  I read a remarkable passage from St. John of the Cross yesterday morning.  It was about the soul and its union with God: "So the understanding of the soul is now the understanding of God; and its will is the will of God; and its memory is the memory of God; and its delight is the delight of God."  I like to think that somehow, all the ones we love are gathered up into the mind of God, so close to the Divine that their memories are God's memory, their delights are God's delights. You're invited to reflect on this with me. -- Links: This reflection and practice were also published this week in The Slow Way Newsletter. Find a transcript of this episode here.  Read The Cure For Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief, by Jan Richardson Follow Richardson's instagram account Find Micha's website and sign up for her weekly newsletter here Find Micha on Instagram Find Micha on Twitter Micha's other podcast, The Lucky Few, is all about Down syndrome advocacy. She cohosts it with Heather Avis and Mercedes Lara. Found: A Story of Questions, Grace, and Everyday Prayer is available everywhere books are sold   

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