Lord, Give Me Strength

I love this photo. You'd think Raf was praying for strength and courage, asking God or the Great Divine Inspiration for something to help him through this insanely hard time of learning to live without Max. And you might also think, from the way that the sunlight is shining onto his shoulder, that the Divine Being were, at that exact moment, listening and answering, spreading light and love.

But no. Raf was waiting for me and Emme and her friends to get back from riding horses on a trail up Old Topanga, thinking, Jesus, when are they gonna be done??