Leftovers, Letting Go, and Laying Like Broccoli

Finding the good in what lingers, what fades, and what’s still to come.

I’ve been thinking a lot about leftovers lately. Not just the kind you pile onto paper plates and send home with your loved ones, but the grief that lingers in our hearts throughout this season. The reminders, both sweet and heavy, of the ones we’ve loved, lost, and learned from.

This year, leftovers carried me through. There was something grounding abou…