Passage To Finding Me: My Journey Home.
Join me as a fellow traveler on this journey
Do You Ever Get So Angry You Want to Cry? I do. And I hate it. Because when I’m angry, the last thing I want to do is cry like a baby—or at least that’s how it feels. But it happened to me this past week, over something so small it sounds ridiculous just to... Continue Reading →
But I Am Still Here I have three adult children, ranging in age from 35 to 44. When they first left home, I remember feeling an overwhelming sadness, wondering when they would visit or even just call. But I quickly discovered that being an empty nester was only temporary. Each of them returned home at... Continue Reading →
In 1999, my life changed with a single phone call. It was a day in September when the doctor called to deliver the diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. I remember holding the phone, the room suddenly feeling colder, the words echoing in my mind. How cold and impersonal it felt, to hear such life-altering news over the... Continue Reading →
Reaching Out and Reflecting: A Journey of Reconnection and Self-Discovery In my last post, I challenged all of you to build community, to reach out to someone, to reconnect, to nurture relationships. And I’m proud to say that I took my own advice. I reached out to an old friend, and to my surprise (and... Continue Reading →
Different Cultures (And Why Cold People Are So... Cold) So here’s what I totally didn’t expect to learn at church today: apparently, the weather has been controlling our personalities this whole time. Yep—cold climate people tend to be task-oriented, while warm climate folks are all about community. Mind. Blown. At first, I was like, “Okay,... Continue Reading →
Okay, Not That Dramatic Do you ever have those days where you’re just on autopilot, drifting through the motions like a zombie on a coffee break? That was me the other day. I went to the bathroom to take my medication, caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and realized my hair looked like... Continue Reading →
