46 Lessons in 46 Years of Marriage
I stood with my bride in front of about three hundred friends and family. She was nineteen, and I was only eighteen. (Yes, we were too young.) The date…
3 Ways to Handle Loss
Loss happens. Sometimes you lose a friend, and that hurts. Sometimes you lose a job and, depending on your state of mind (some jobs are easy to leave), that…
Why Normal Isn’t Normal (Yes, this includes you.)
So, I’m sitting at Starbucks in Portland, Oregon, sipping my Americano and watching people. Weird people. Lots of them. Of course, this city prides itself on being weird. It’s not…
Sad Woman Sitting on Floor and Holding Head in Hands
Suicide: Tragic Killer of Our Youth (And What You Can Do About It)
When I read the recent story of an 11-year-old boy named Tysen who hanged himself, it broke my heart. He eventually died from his self-inflicted injury. The news reported that…