The Beauty of Resilience

This is the last of my Hurricane Florence stories… for now. I had just returned home from my first outing after being cooped up all weekend due to hurricane Florence. As I ambled up the driveway, enjoying the sunshine, I spied a butterfly approaching and smiled. I stopped and watched to see where she would…

Reframing Life 101: for the Single Christian

I’m sitting in a quiet motel in a remote region, trying to do some research and get some extra writing done. I keep getting interference with my wi-fi connections, both through my phone’s hotspot and with my laptop’s connection to the motel wi-fi. It worked well for one hour this afternoon as I was working…

What to Do With the Pebble in Your Shoe: Seven Principles

(Here’s the article I promised you from my blog February 21, “Speed Bumps and Potholes,” that I would write on what to do about the Big One that’s eating up your life.) Is it just me, or does it seem like, sometimes, there are long seasons of pain or suffering or chaos or harassment or…

Love, Peace and Giggles

Whenever I must go to a meeting, whether it’s for my church singles leadership team or at work, there’s always someone who understands the gravity of the situation, but adds fun and laughs to the serious tone of an otherwise all-business, droning and dreary, problem-solving tedium. Yes, I see some of you smiling because you’re…