Blog Posts

  • Walk, Don’t Jump, to the Nearest Conclusion

    I don’t know about you, but I absolutely despise it when I do something that I feel is innocuous and someone pounces upon it and turns it into proof of some evil malintent. I mean, I completely hate that! To use the word of the famous Pollyanna, “I abominate it!” Unfortunately, as much as we…

  • Finding Joy from Pain

    I love the Olympics. I love the events, the human-interest stories that make me friends with the athletes, and the camaraderie that is witnessed between competitors. Manmade political and geographical boundaries seem less important during these international games, and I love that. I have rooted for people from so many different countries once I learned…

  • Of Mucky Mucks & Peeled Eyes

    Several weeks ago, at work I made a comment about how this event I was trying to argue in favor of attending would be filled with “mucky mucks” from an industry that mattered to us. There was great confusion. I was looked at as if I was strange. Finally, my boss asked, “mucky mucks? What…

  • Waitin’ for the Light to Shine

    No matter the stage of life, hang on and just keep waiting for that light to shine!

  • The Advent of Joy

    This third week of Advent is focused on joy. I’ve been trying to formulate a working definition of joy, for there it’s kinda hard to quantify how it’s different from happiness or euphoria or gladness or… You get my point. When Toby sees Sunny every morning he begins jumping up and down and is about…