We all experience grief; it’s just a matter of when and how. The complicating thing about grief is that we all experience it differently. Two people can experience the same tragedy and process the grief in completely different ways. These same two people can also attempt to go it alone and not lean on our…
It seemed strange, somehow even wrong, to be decorating a house while someone I loved was in pain and nearing death. Yet that’s what I was doing. My grandmother was dying in a nursing home in Kentucky, and I was moving into a new home in Georgia. We didn’t know how long she had, only…
I am both privileged and thankful to say that my childhood was mostly happy. Almost every day was graced with laughter, friendship, family, food, and fun. My best friend lived only a few doors down, and we recklessly chased adventures all over our neighborhood. Winters were truly wonderlands. Summers smelled of hot dogs, macaroni, and…
“There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come back to the same place,” ~G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy Many people spend some portion of their adult lives trying to get back home spiritually. We sense we’ve lost our…
I am an eternal optimist. I can find the bright side in almost any situation. I’ve been known to say “If it doesn’t kill you, it makes a great story later.” As a writer and a speaker, I love turning difficult and emotional events into funny anecdotes. I essentially have a Ph.D. in minimizing the…
Christmas is a magical time of year. We gather with our loved ones to celebrate the gift of Christ’s birth, take part in long-held traditions, eat our favorite foods, and if we’re fortunate enough, get a few days off from work. But for all of the joy the holidays bring, they can also bring tremendous…