Weathering the Storms
Credit: cjohnson7/Used with permission. My husband Jeff is an air traffic controller at an enroute center. What that means is he works in a big dark room with a couple hundred radar scopes with green blips representing airplanes. The air traffic between airports is...
Life On Vacation
“As soon as I stepped foot on the beach, I could feel the stress melt away.”My freshly tanned friend looks like she’s just returned from vacation. Her golden skin gives it away, but there’s something else too. The tension in her face and...
A Prayer for Our Soldiers & Resurrected Dreams
“There’s nothing glorious about war, Mom.” With eyes focused straight ahead on the road, Josh spoke with all the conviction that comes from a newfound revelation. I listened as I drove him home for spring break from the Naval Academy. A history major at a military...
Messy Mother’s Day Sentiments
Me, Mom, & Missy I always worried about what to give her. So I usually sent her a book. She said I was really great at picking out cards, the Hallmark kind. I guess I had a knack for finding sentiments expressed by other people to match my own. But over the years,...
Mom, You’re Enough
Sam’s half-numb smile. “Can you please come back?”Hurriedly, I grab my bag and walk back to where I just left Sam minutes earlier after reassuring him I’d be in the waiting room. “If you want me just point, and someone will come get...WELCOME, FRIEND
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