Tag: compassion
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We All Begin Small
When you leave your country to relocate to a place that is unfamiliar and doesn’t yet feel heart-safe, creating a close community takes some time. Not easy when you’re pregnant with your first child. We wanted to celebrate our friend for so many reasons: she was pregnant for the first time and it hadn’t been…
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When It’s Not About Me
I disappointed a friend recently. It wasn’t something I wanted to do. I wasn’t trying to hurt, annoy, or upset anyone. It happened. I tend to move through life with a “go-with-the-flow” attitude. I’m not mired in what is; I’m open to change. In this time of necessary pivoting, I maneuver fairly well. Not…
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Is It Time To Hope Yet?
We are all doing life differently. A friend is having a drive-by birthday party for her husband, where those who love them have a half hour to drive past their home and acknowledge another milestone passing without the opportunity to celebrate in person. Birthday celebrations meant to be fun. Mason turned two this past weekend,…
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The Sick Side Of The Domino Effect
Who plans for this stuff? Nobody. Insidious germs, however, are a fact of life. Things that come upon us unaware, and strike when we least expect them. I’m talking about the flu. Two of our children with their kids are staying with us presently; the cousins are having a blast playing with each other.…
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It’s Not All Puddles And Pleasure
We were fortunate. We dodged a big bullet. The Bahamas didn’t. The Carolina coast is now in the crosshairs of the weapon called Dorian. Waiting for Dorian to make landfall in Florida was an act of agonizing impatience on my part. Come do your thing and be done with it. Having the storm stall…
Tip of My Iceberg 