What Grief Can’t Do

Grief. We feel it when we lose someone we love, when we’re betrayed by someone we trust, or when life is turned upside down by circumstances out of our own control. Grief hurts. Grief changes us. There’s many other things grief can do.   Grief can...

Embracing Today

It’s Thanksgiving Day 2013.I’m sitting on the floor in my childhood bedroom and lots of memories are dancing in my mind.  I rearranged this room probably 100 times as I grew up. I loved turning on music, cleaning every corner of this room,moving my bed and...

A Pre-Thanksgiving Confession

One of our cars broke down half an hour from home last night. Tim has to venture there today to figure out what’s wrong.   My hair color dripped onto one of my most favorite t-shirts. (I knew I should have changed before starting this monthly project!)   A...

If Life Were a Stage

Holding their scripts, the row of second graders prepared for their reader’s theater performance. One girl, unable to contain her excitement, periodically hopped in place as she grinned ear to ear.   After a short discussion about using strong speaking volume...

What If Today Is the Day?

Monday mornings can seem anything but exciting. Weekend events often leave us feeling a little tired, and sometimes the thought of another week of same old “same old” just isn’t enough to kick us into high gear.   But…….   What if today...