Among the West Virginia hills, our family has a tropical tradition originating along the shores of Key West! Sound like an unlikely combination? Add toddlers, teenagers, cousins, neighbors, s'mores, and guitars and you're instantly in the Hott Family's nightly tradition: SUNSET CELEBRATION! Secluded among the trees on our mountain ridge, we were first unaware of our sunsets until a devastating Parkinson's diagnosis for my young husband in 2008 found us in need to renovate our home.  After making some accommodations for a first floor master suite and planning needs for future facilities, we managed to shake up our rooms and re+arrange not only our house but our daily lives.  Funny how the news of a chronic illness can make a seemingly smooth life change to something shaky as a "fiddler on the roof"!  Just as this classic play is immersed in traditions of faith, Fiddler on the Roof reminds me that in an instant, what we believe to be God’s plan can change and the only constant we have … [Read more...]