A Warm Hug

Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a friend. As I was getting ready at home, I realized it was December 15th—the day my mother passed away in 2008. I was already incredibly sad for my friend and his family, but this memory brought me to an old and familiar place of...

Helped or Hindered

Life is so crazy. It’s up and down. It’s happy and sad. It’s easy and difficult. On any given day, we just aren’t sure what we are going to get. What is a good day for us might be a horrible day for someone else. But what we can count on every...

Tensions Running High

Have you noticed tensions running a little high right now, in general? Have you noticed how on edge people are? Me, too. And I’m not always the observer of these interactions. Just yesterday I got a little animated with a woman on the phone as I tried to order...