“How great it is when we come to know that times of disappointment can be followed by joy.” -Fred Rogers Today is Saturday, April 4th, 2020. The sun is shining bright, the air is brisk, the birds are singing, and the ice has melted away. Spring is definitely in the air. Yet, the world is in chaos. Businesses have shuttered […]
Are you one of the unfortunate humans who walk the earth having experienced a significant loss? I’m talking about a loss; a close family member, a best friend, a parent, son, daughter, etc… You get it. One aspect of loss that never ceases to amaze me is that SO many people become your “best friend” when life goes awry. Everyone […]
“The Irish: be they kings, or poets, or farmers, they’re a people of great worth. They keep company with the angels and bring a bit of heaven here to earth.” We often hear the phrase, “travel moves you,” and while I have seen my fair share of the world, there has been no place that has touched my heart the way Ireland […]
“It’s been one HELLUVA ride, but I’m okay.” That’s the response I find myself uttering to the hundreds of well-meaning people who bombard me with the only question they feel is safe to ask… How are you doing? It’s not their fault they don’t know what to say. Shoot, I never knew what to say either. Sometimes I still don’t. […]
Great, Big, Beautiful Grief 