Over the years I’ve found myself occasionally waking at 3:00 a.m. only to find worries and doubts running amok in my mind like squirrels trapped in a cage. The frantic energy and desperate nature of these “thought squirrels” keep me from getting back to sleep. Sometimes just the daylight helps to …
Belief
Life Lesson: Responding With Love
I write this in the middle of the heart-wrenching, gut punch of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the ensuing riots. I’ve watched in disbelief as our city is turned upside down, businesses ruined, destruction and looting rampant. The question that keeps coming to me is …
Life Lesson: That’s Just Who I Am
I’ve always lived in the country. That’s just who I am. My family’s always been Methodist. That’s just who we are. I’ve never liked the outdoors. It’s just the way I am. I’m a cat person, not a dog person. How many times have we heard people say things like that? Heck, how many times have we said …