Two brothers, living on adjoining farms, fell into conflict. In forty years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, providing mutual support and assistance whenever needed, it is their first rift. But it doesn’t take much, does it? A conflict that begins with a small misunderstanding can grow into a major fracture. Weeks (spilling into [...]
To touch can be to give life. Michelangelo An eleven-year-old girl lived with her grandmother. Labeled “different,” adjustment to school was not easy. Her mother was not a reliable presence. As if life is not tough enough, her father had been recently killed. She knew him only vaguely, but not well and had not seen [...]
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the human spirit. –Albert Schweitzer
The husband knew he could not adequately care for his wife, now in the final stages of Alzheimer’s. He found a compassionate facility, and visited her every day. At noon for lunch. Not 11:59. Not 12:01. Noon. Every day. Until the day of a minor accident when he found himself in an Emergency Room, his [...]
Each of us desires relationships that are healthy–with trust, compassion, laughter, honesty and touch. There’s only one problem… Each of us moves away from the very things we desire. If only we could find that one person who could make it all okay… Here’s the deal: Intimacy has little to do with the other person. [...]
Each of us desires relationships that are healthy–with trust, compassion, laughter, honesty and touch. There’s only one problem… Each of us moves away from the very things we desire. If only we could find that one person who could make it all okay… Here’s the deal: Intimacy has little to do with the other person. [...]
