SLOW DOWN As I saw Savvy about to pass this sign today, the message of slow down hit me like a ton of snowballs. And I think they had bricks in them… not enough snow, you know. Today was a day for me and Savvy, and we were working on speed. My message to her was “Go faster,” and in many ways I was perfectly fine shouting that today. But truly, a competing message of slow down was seen, read, and felt just as loud. I want my kids to slow down in their childhood so we can have them a little longer. But I also want them to keep moving toward all that is right and good ahead of them. I welcome the variety and the changes of pace. The future of faith. And the only guarantee we have… the here and now. I loved “just doing,” as Winnie the Pooh would say. Just watching Savvy increase in speed, technique, and ability. Just sitting in a gondola sharing a Twix candy bar, telling her how proud I was of her improvement, and trying to catch some video so Jenna and the kids could witness her pr...