New Life

New Life

What brings thoughts of spring to your mind? Baby chicks, ducks, or playful little goats? Green grass? Daffodils, lilacs, and azaelas in full bloom? All kinds of new life unfolds under bright blue sunny skies. Or maybe, it’s Easter. As a child, my family always...
The Gift of Sight

The Gift of Sight

What if you could “see” anyone you wanted; who would that be? During Covid, many young adults grieved because they couldn’t see their grandparents, especially those denied visitors while they lay dying. My friend, Bob, flew all the way from Los...
The Sounds of Music

The Sounds of Music

This past year, the pandemic’s multiple disasters have impacted all of us. Maybe the tempest whirling around you has involved the death of a beloved friend or relative. Or perhaps you’ve lost a job and even with the stimulus, unemployment doesn’t...
A Cure for Narcissism

A Cure for Narcissism

“It’s not about you.” The first line of Rick Warren’s best-selling book, The Purpose-Driven Life, bothered me so much I put it down and never picked it up again. Although that book impacted the multitudes who read it, my thought seeing the first sentence was: well, it...
2 + 2 = 5

2 + 2 = 5

Has your world turned upside down? Are you, like me, wondering how to navigate an ever-changing landscape that makes little sense? You are not alone. The Struggle is Real In a Facebook post a few days ago, my friend Mark Ritter (an adjunct science professor and the...