Celebrating a New Year
Twenty twenty-four has a certain ring to it, one that rolls easily off the tongue as we enter a new year. It sounds like a promise of a good, solid year. But life can be volatile and unpredictable. Let us hope for continued economic prosperity and democracy, a healthy planet, and a more just and peaceful world. To celebrate the New Year, I hung out last week with family in our national Capitol, Washington, DC. My grandson, 19-months old, woke up each morning in the next room, chattering to himself. A sleeping cat occasionally shared the…