Tag: life
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Term of Endearment
This past weekend, I attended a beautiful celebration of life service for my sister’s father-in-law. It was the most wonderful celebration of life service I have ever attended, and most of the credit goes to my sister. Throughout this week, I have heard stories about all she has done for her family to shield them…
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Snakes, Turns, and Revelations
In the days following my friend’s stepson’s suicide, I felt a growing uneasiness within me. Fear for myself gripped me, and I could not explain why. I mean, like I said in my last post, I likened the incident to being cut by flying shrapnel, not taking a direct hit. Still, the trepidation began to…
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Up and Up Again
I listened to K-Love while mowing the lawn this morning. The DJs discussed the toll watching too much news takes on our mental health. One of the DJs admitted that all the scrolling, watching, and listening to news about World War III doomsday predictions was making him sick. Part of my post-pandemic PTSD is a…