We had prepared him for this day. Told him what exactly to expect. He knew just the number of pricks he was getting, and the shots he needed to get back into school for his 7th grade year. He knew just the time he needed to get up, and what they would require of him [...]
Tag: reaching out
How are you….really?
The age old question..."How are you, today?" Then...the usual response: A painted on smile. A handy-dandy, "Good. Great. How are you?" Usually all uttered in passing without any secondary regard for what could potentially be bubbling underneath the surface. Many years ago my work "girlfriends" and I used to joke about a colleague of ours. [...]
No One Suffers Alone
"Yet, I am not alone, for my Father is with me." John 16:32"No one seems to understand!" Oh, the many times I have thought or spoken these words in the middle of my struggles, and all the situations life throws at me. Oh, the many times I have thought: "No one really gets it!"In these [...]
Straight Up: Messy Truth 