Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

year end review

  • Raw, emotional, conflicted. These are the words I used last year to describe 2016, but they bear repeating for this year. But, as one year fades and the optimism of another’s beginning rises here is some of my experience of the past year. This is the third year I’ve taken stock of the year that was. Check out…

  • Man! 2016 was a year! Phew! But it’s done and we are looking to move forward, eh? Raw, emotional, conflicted. These are the words I use to reflect on the year which has ended. And as one year fades and the optimism of another’s beginning rises here is some of my experience. This is the second year…

  • This has been a year of discovery for me. Discovery about myself, my vocation, my family, my character. It has also been a year of great challenge, strain, and growth. Some of what I’ve discovered: This was my first full year at St. Stephen’s. The rest of my family went to school, including my spouse. My…