Tag: friends

Letter to Friends of the Grieving

Letter to Friends of the Grieving. Dear Friends, How are you today? I am holding my own. This morning I woke up and showered. I managed to fill my day with a to-do list which keeps me busy. …

Marriage Therapy: Building a Family Table

Remember when I shared my husband and I refurbishing a vintage camper? Doing projects together is no joke. It sometimes puts both of you in awkward situations. It makes you learn new skills and problem solve together. Maybe …

Begin to Love Your Neighbor

I watch them walk every morning. They put on their reflective jackets and get outside, usually before the sun is up. On occasion, they stop, and we chat if I am out there. Normally they do their thing …

The Day I Let Animosity Go

Forgiveness is not easy. It requires a lot of time, patience and most of all grace. Often we don’t realize how much work it takes. It isn’t only about the person we need to forgive either. We have …

Approaching Christmas

Approaching Christmas, I am counting down to my favorite things about this coming weekend. Christmas at my parents’ house. Christmas with our own children and grandchildren. Christmas with some very good friends.  A movie tradition with my husband. …

Respecting My Single Friends

I read a lot of things. I have a lot of single friends. I have to be honest- I do not envy them one bit. Hubs and I were married right after I graduated high school- in September. …

Gratitude as a Gift

Gratitude.  By definition, it is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness” By heart, it is something that can make you soar with joy, and as quickly throw you into the depths …

Seasonal Friendships

Picking up where we left off last time, I would like to explore seasonal friendships. For everyone, seasons in our lives come and go sometimes without us even noticing what has happened. I remember leaving a job of …

New Friendships

Think of the last 3 conversations you have had with 3 different friends. What did you talk about? *Haircuts? *Clothes? *Handbags? Were your conversations surface junk? Were they shallow and politically correct? Were they in the grand scheme …