Molly McMillanMar 241 min readThe Road of Life: “Alti e Bassi”penned on February 19, 2024 by Rev. AndreaGrace “Alti e bassi”*highs and lowsI ask my cousin in Italy how my aunt and uncle are she responds:“alti e bassi”Isn’t that the way of life?It’s a beautiful descriptionthat takes me to the ancient Roman roadthat winds around the Italian mountainsalti e bassihighs and lowsup and downaroundlittle by littleAnd so life is as we ageas we grow up and we grow olderThe conversation continues…great grades in middle schoolmenopause beginning…and continuinganother family member diagnosed with pancreatic cancerthis time it has metastasizeda successful knee replacement surgeryfinal semester of college and preparing senior art showsthe sunshine on a crisp winter daytwo upcoming confirmationsplans for a summer family reuniona “polenta party” just because….Just because… we never know whenwe’ll come to a dead endJoin the Alti e Bassi of Holy WeekJoin Rev. AndreaGrace and the Beloved Community as we enter a Holy Week filled with “alti e bassi and more alti…. Sign-up today!*Pronounced “alt-tee eh bah-see”
penned on February 19, 2024 by Rev. AndreaGrace “Alti e bassi”*highs and lowsI ask my cousin in Italy how my aunt and uncle are she responds:“alti e bassi”Isn’t that the way of life?It’s a beautiful descriptionthat takes me to the ancient Roman roadthat winds around the Italian mountainsalti e bassihighs and lowsup and downaroundlittle by littleAnd so life is as we ageas we grow up and we grow olderThe conversation continues…great grades in middle schoolmenopause beginning…and continuinganother family member diagnosed with pancreatic cancerthis time it has metastasizeda successful knee replacement surgeryfinal semester of college and preparing senior art showsthe sunshine on a crisp winter daytwo upcoming confirmationsplans for a summer family reuniona “polenta party” just because….Just because… we never know whenwe’ll come to a dead endJoin the Alti e Bassi of Holy WeekJoin Rev. AndreaGrace and the Beloved Community as we enter a Holy Week filled with “alti e bassi and more alti…. Sign-up today!*Pronounced “alt-tee eh bah-see”
Thank you, Rev. AndreaGrace. Just what I needed.