As if you didn’t already know this.  If your house runs like mine, your spouse’s slumber is just as important as your own, because you know some unpleasant things are headed your way if he hasn’t been able to shut his eyes all night because the ice maker is too loud and his pillow smells…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! I have often quoted Henri Nouwen’s “The Inner Voice of Love,” and many of…

Here’s another of my favorite meditations from Henry Nouwen called “Give Gratuitously”: Your love, insofar as it is from God, is permanent. You can claim the permanence of your love as a gift from God. And you can give that permanent love to others. When others stop loving you, you do not have to stop…

Growing up is hard to do.   Especially if you’re speech delayed … meaning that you like to bolt before the tough conversations happen. Having been raised in a dysfunctional family with the rest of America, I didn’t exactly learn good communicational skills at home. I couldn’t articulate what I wanted or needed without a…

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