Newborn babies dressed in red cardigan sweaters and sneakers. The news photograph on my screen makes me smile big. And I can tell you this; whatever is weighing me down can wait. This keeps my hope alive.Photos can be cathartic.…
We are, every one of us, so beautifully fragile.It just doesn’t always feel that way does it? You know, the beautiful part.Instead, we feel on edge or unglued. And we recoil, apologize, or feel at the mercy of.Because we begin…
Sometimes we need stories more than food to stay alive. They remind us what really matters and allow us to see with our heart. Stories save us.Like the story about how Stephanie Disney (audiologist at the Commission for Children with…
An all-star quarterback retired this past week. Andrew Luck is 29. Which means, too young to retire. Because of years of chronic pain, he made the decision based on priorities other than his job; health, family and joy.He was booed…
The images after the shootings still burn.There are times when we have no words.This is easy to take personally, for my job, after all, is to find words.Pain and violence and loss touch a raw nerve. I know when I…
Very early Saturday morning, my sister Alicia, died. She is now in the arms of the angels. My heart is tender.This on top of a week watching images of suffering and pain, wondering, what do we do with all the…
On a June day in 1944, two weeks after D-Day, a few miles from the bloody shores of Omaha Beach, members of the 404th Fighter Group worked to carve an airstrip out of the Normandy countryside. Their efforts cost the lives of 28 Army…
Let’s talk about trust.There’s a beautiful Irish phrase from West Kerry, “Mo sheasamh ort lá na choise tinne.” It means, “You are the place where I stand on the day when my feet are sore.”That makes my heart smile. But…
Jesus was invited to a party. No surprise there. Jesus was often invited to parties. (Could that be why many people don't understand him very well?) Jesus was partial to dining with "sinners." Which is code for people we label…
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Including yourself. (Thank you Anne Lamott.)And yet. We can’t just unplug, can we? Don’t we need a plan of action, a strategy for self-improvement, and targets to…
