As human beings, we are hardwired with a deep need to matter to someone. Even those of us who are extreme introverts want to be in relationship with others who care if we show up, who depend on us. This is part of the reason that the empty nest hits so hard. Suddenly children don’t [read more] …
Growth Over Time
We are all a work in progress. I know more today than I did ten years ago, as do you. Each year, each experience, each heartbreak teaches us more and more about the way the world works and about ourselves. If we are wise, we learn from our mistakes and move on, better people because [read more] …
Course Correction
In my rural world, it is twenty miles to the nearest community of any size. I drive on unmarked roads, then narrow two-lane county roads (think no shoulder) and finally a two-lane state highway that skirts the local college campus. A month ago I noticed flags in the fields on either side. Then came the [read more] …
Questions for a New Year
At the turn of the year I love to remember Anne of Green Gables and her optimistic pronouncement, “Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it.” This new year gives us the time to catch our breath and take a realistic look at the things that populate our lives. It presents us the [read more] …
Helping Colleges Remember
The stress is intense in the homes of high school seniors about now. Early application deadlines are fast approaching and most kids thought they would be much farther ahead at this point. Now they are faced with too much to do and too little time to do it. It might help to stop for a [read more] …
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