I’m spending the week on the coast of North Carolina with my family for Thanksgiving.  I love being with friends and family, but it takes its toll on my spiritual life. It’s hard to maintain my normal rhythm of prayer and meditation.  I hear many who meet with me for spiritual direction say the same.  This week will be especially challenging.  In our travels, I’ll be sleeping in three different locations.  On my first walk down the beach, I saw sand fences.  They are built to prevent erosion of the sand dunes.  As I considered the week ahead, I realized that I might need some spiritual ‘sand fencing’ to avoid the…