Supporting friends through reconciliation
I know this is a difficult concept for some folks, but when people who were strongly moving toward divorce make the serious attempt to work things out, the options you have are to be loving and supportive, say nothing at all and maintain the type of friendship you've always had with the one you've always ...
Coaches as role models
Down at the little baseball diamond, the parents of little league players sit through most weather conditions on steel bleachers that are excruciatingly hot in the summer, freezing cold on those fall and spring evenings and when it rains? They can collect puddles with the best buckets made. We frequently trade stories ...
Solitude denied
Every now and then I tend to forget that my blog isn't solely my blog. There are many of the most amazing people I've ever met or never met that stick their head onto this little piece of my soul and nibble on whatever I put out there to taste for flavor. Sometimes ...
Heartbroken but not lost
The premise of this blog is that life moves on even though circumstance will try to take you down. The last several months have been a challenge, to say the least, and this weekend, in particular, was trying. I'm surrounded by good people, though, and I continue to remind myself that life will ...
Generosity in Children
Often, as adults, it is easy for us to forget how generous in spirit children are when left to their own devises and without the interference of us 'well meaning adults.' Our influence upon them can suck the beauty and kindness straight out of those amazing little souls faster than anything I've ever seen ...
Emotions vs. Logic
When the people we love are in trouble, we react quickly and emotionally. We don't always step back and assess the situation with a calm head. There isn't always time to do so. I've watched Intervention and some of the other shows that highlight families in crisis, and the general first reaction ...