It’s been a long time since I said anything. My children are now 22 and 20. I’m going to give this a try again. I recently cleaned out my closet and realized I had way too many T-shirts. There were quite a few that have never been worn. I asked myself, “What in the world were you thinking?” Then I realized why I bought most of these T-shirts. I bought them because they expressed thoughts I felt inside, and the words on the T-shirts brought me comfort. “The mountains are calling and I must go” and mountain-related statements were printed on a lot of the T-shirts. Then there is “take me to the ocean.” There are T-shirts with quotes from my favorite movie, “Pride and Prejudice.” I have T-shirts with spiritual sayings like “Be still and know.” These T-shirts gave me hope and peace in a time when things in my life were chaotic. I also have a collection of crosses, and I find these bring me peace as well. Sometimes I think about faith and how we cannot actually see God in person, but the cross is a symbol, and when I hold it in my hand, I feel comfort. I will never let go of the crosses, but I have cleaned out the T-shirts and, in doing so, realized I don’t need a T-shirt for hope, peace, or comfort. All these things are found in each moment that God gives us on earth if we are aware enough to notice.