I have been slowly making my way through our recent pilgrimage to Italy.  Please forgive me if it takes until our next family trip to finish this series of posts, but life –just life. I’d love to write every day, but I’m still trying to find the balance between blogging and living. Since my return, we have slowly transitioned back into the ordinary rhythm of life.  Usually I return from a family vacation feeling empty and exhausted — the shell of a person I once was.  Don’t get me wrong — I love our family trips — but I usually need to hide away for a few weeks to recover from them.  This…