How can two people who love each other and have committed “to death do us part” struggle to occupy the same living space peacefully? Read More
The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady
The beauty of this story is how the “experiment” impacts the community and brings healing Read More
Born To Stand Out
I have found myself so many times standing alone on ethical issues; it is not easy being the lone dissenter if you would, and when I feel the burden weighing down, I remind myself that this is who I am called to be, a light in the darkness. Sometimes that means enduring those who speak ill against me. It’s a hard road, but we are not promised it would be easy, only that our reward is great in heaven. Read More
“2-4-6-8, Who Do You Appreciate?”
Appreciate can be defined different ways; “recognize the full worth,” “to be aware of something, or to understand that something is valuable,” or “to be grateful for something.” The definition ought to be expanded to include that one may also appreciate not just something, but someone. Appreciating beauty and value in things seems easy, but Read More
“Love and Record Keeping”
“Forgive and forget.” What does that phrase really mean? Forgiveness, though often difficult to grant, is by far easier, in most cases, than forgetting. Short of having a lobotomy, which has been medically proven to be a really bad idea, how does one go about forgetting an injustice? Anyone who spent their childhood in Sunday Read More
“When Suddenly Shows Up”
It’s been said that patience is a virtue. If that statement were true, then I would probably be considered virtue-less because patience and I are not good friends. While I am fully capable of waiting, I am definitely not a fan. Sadly, life does not fit into a tidy little box and whether I like Read More
Sometimes the Hardest Thing and the Right Thing are the Same
The Fray has a song entitled, ”All at Once”. The song is about a lost relationship, but there is a stanza, “Sometimes the Hardest Thing & the Right Thing are the Same” that often plays on my mental jukebox when I am struggling with a difficult decision. These past few weeks the verse has been Read More