Evidenced by the feud this week between a reporter and teenaged gun control advocate, our culture is in dire need of re-learning the art of apologies. Giving them AND accepting them. It’s certainly a biblical concept: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Rom. 12:18). But...
Tag: life
Embarrassed
The most embarrassing thing I ever did was something only my husband saw. The specifics aren’t terribly important. I’ll totally leave you to guess what might qualify as the “most embarrassing thing” ever to me. It probably doesn’t even rank on most people’s top 5 most embarrassing moments. Well, no, it probably would. It...
On Disappointment
So a couple of weeks ago, a woman anonymously published an article about her date with a famous man. It was immediately jumped on by various sides, opinions flying as fast as tweets could be typed. I read a couple of articles, and here’s what I was struck most by. This woman was not...
Who I Used To Be
Yesterday, I was doing a very January sort of thing. I was reorganizing files. I hauled all our files that have been in temporary file tubs (for five years) to the basement to put them into the filing cabinets that lived in the other garage (for five years) before Eric very helpfully moved them...
Enough
In January, we hear a lot about resolutions and organizing and cutting back and losing weight and starting fresh and on and on and on. I’ve been thinking more about when it’s enough. When I am enough. When I have enough. Because I never feel like it is, I am, I do. Maybe you...