Faded Roses by Deb Parsons MenkeWho can see if their life path is too hard or too narrow, or even too shallow, without some length of days to look back on. Perspective? I look at mine of the last decade and see faded roses, a way made difficult to keep any focus on the brightness. Lost hopes, lost people, lost purpose. My natural inclination is to faith and optimism, but eventually, apathy. I love reading The Narrow Way, by Anne Bronte, thinking of my own struggles, both external