I’m a huge fan of the 2001 movie, A Knight’s Tale. It’s a playful, suspend -your -disbelief story of a peasant rising above his circumstances through guile, jousting tournaments and sheer determination. The main character, Will, meets a naked man named Geoffrey Chaucer * trudging along the road. Geoff is a compulsive gambler and has lost his clothes to a bad bet.  Will and Geoff form a friendship based on mutual need. Geoff’s immediate needs are clothing and food. Will needs Geoff’s masterful writing and forgery skills. A memorable scene happens when a pair of debt collectors have come to take their payment from Geoff, but he cannot pay. These…

A personal update from Elle ~ these past few months have been tiring for me. I’ve had two surgeries – one in February and one ten days ago. This month also brought about the incarceration of my daughter, although that was an answer to prayer. Anyone who loves an addict will tell you the relief they feel when their loved one is incarcerated because you know where they are and that they are alive and safe. This week brought the difficult decision to leave my church of six years. Although at first that decision brought deep sadness, I am starting to see wonderful opportunities for growth. With that in mind,…