What Now?

Just two nights ago you and your fellow disciples were sitting with your best friend, rabbi, Savior and today you are sitting in darkness and despair. You heard the words He said as the group of you sat around the table; but you struggled truly to understand them....

Simple Pleasures Bring Us Together

Today, outside our windows, the sun is shining and there is a breeze carrying hints of summer on the air. Even the temperatures are providing us a bit of those early, soon-to-be-here summer vibes. Because it has been a busy week that has brought us outside our house...

Articulating Their Inner Dialogue

Like many overthinkers, it can be much too easy for me to get lost in my own head, traveling my internal landscape and considering (and reconsidering) ideas and processing thoughts from different angles before getting to a place where I actually take action. Having...

Dinner Shenanigans & Connections

We are moving through a busier-than-normal week here and in the midst of that busyness, sometimes there can be some heightened anxiety (for me as much as for our teenagers) and a few hurdles to clear as we get to and from appointments and deal with unforeseen events...

When the Breakthroughs Come

Have you ever considered how similar our emotional lives can feel to the consistent rhythm of the tides, those waves breaking along the shoreline of our lives even as the next waves are building and racing toward the sands. The ebb and flow of energy and emotions and...