Beyond a Year of Firsts

Friday of this week marks the one-year anniversary of the day I found Jim’s lifeless body at the top of the back stairs. It’s not really the kind of anniversary you want to acknowledge, yet there it is on the calendar, the “3” pulsing with emotion and memories. For many months after Jim’s death, I […]

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The Unfamiliar Path

Have you ever traveled to another country and found everything to be unfamiliar? It’s to be expected, of course, this feeling of unusual. The people, dress, language, food, customs, even everyday items like toilet paper, are all different. When interfacing with the unfamiliar, it feels awkward, perhaps, even scary. We long for that to which […]

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Navigating Crossroads

Have you ever come to crossroads on a journey and been unsure which path to take? Perhaps road signs are somewhat askew or missing, or the roads have changed since the last navigation update. How can you determine which direction is right? Often, we encounter crossroads in life that are just as confusing as an […]

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