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...

We Laughed, We Cried…

The late John Valvano asserted in his very famous speech in 1993 at the ESPN ESPY awards, “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day; that’s a heck of a day!” The laughing and the crying will be up to you today, but I’m...

Making A List…

It’s the season of lists, right? Santa has a list, everyone in your house likely has a list. Some are giving their list, others are just receiving the lists. These lists are usually filled with “wants,” but occasionally there are a few...

Love Will Find A Way

My daughter, Devon, just started fostering a dog. The dog’s name is Big Johnny and he arrived in DC on Saturday. His backstory is that he was essentially homeless. He lived at a gas station in Tennessee and the town basically adopted him by feeding him as they...