Having a Teenager...

...is wonderful.

 And late-night talks with him are precious.

 But one side effect of after-bedtime heart-to-hearts with my firstborn is that by the time our conversation finishes and he eventually goes to sleep, I have run out of time and energy and words; and blogging--usually a joyful release for me--feels like hard work.  So another day and night go by with only silence here on the blog.

I'm not attributing all my recent silence to these nightly chats with Josiah, but it's one of the reasons.

It's a pretty good reason, too.  :)