June 29, 2018
Giving & Receiving
We know it’s better to give than to receive. Sometimes I also find it easier to give than to receive. Allowing others to give, especially when we reluctantly need their…
November 22, 2017
Thank Goodness…
Thank goodness for Thanksgiving. Such a simple holiday. Still relatively untouched by commercialism, whether you call it Friendsgiving, Food & Football, Gobble & Wobble, or Turkey & Toast. By any name,…
August 23, 2017
Happily Ever After…After All
Twenty-five years ago, in the rural village of Kitgum, Jackie Packa entered the world during a time of great difficulty for her homeland of Northern Uganda. As if the poverty…
June 30, 2017
The Wonderful World of Discovery
Don’t look now, folks, but summer’s half over. Oh, my! Of course, I had to go and bring it up...which makes my stomach turn just a little. Sorry about that...but…
February 3, 2017
Disarming
Getting to know people {I mean, really know them} and letting them know us {again, I mean really} requires finding our way around a few blind spots and any number…
January 20, 2017
Seeing Our Blind Spots
If we’re going to remember that “sometimes simple works,” it may help to review the complex nature of the defense mechanisms we use in life that pretty much never work.…
January 6, 2017
Sometimes Simple Works
In a world that’s becoming more and more complex…sometimes simple works. ~ George Irwin So true…especially during “the most wonderful time of the year” that so often leaves us wondering why…
December 9, 2016
The Original Secret Santa
Long before Santa Claus was even a glimmer in the imagination of our American culture, a 4th century Greek bishop captured hearts throughout Asia Minor and Europe with his secret…
November 23, 2016
Gift List
It’s true that we often find what we’re looking for. It’s also true that in this inter-connected world, bad news easily finds its way into our lives without us having…
October 7, 2016
Leaving Lala Land
There comes a moment in every healing journey when it becomes clear that pretending just doesn't work anymore. It did for a long time, though...and it can be absolutely gut-wrenching to…