Inspire

How do I feel about this quarantine? I vacillate between peaceful acceptance of the way things are, to sadness, anger, and frustration. I am a …

I was having trouble falling to sleep last night. So I tried to trick my racing thoughts into making sense. This is my poem for …

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see …

Dear God: It’s hard being a parent when I see my child experiencing something painful that I can’t do anything about. My son is depressed …

I want to be honest. I am struggling. I’m struggling with what is right. I am struggling with what is safe. I’m struggling with what …

Little Molly, my great niece, is nine years old. She’ll be 10 this coming August, and I’m hoping by then, this pandemic will be under …

“You aren’t ‘stuck’ at home. You’re ‘safe’ at home. Mindset matters.” On March 23, I had a job and went to work, even as others …

Do you sometimes feel like you’re a character in the movie Groundhog Day during the troubling days of this Pandemic? Many people say they do. …

3/17/2020 —Three days into “sheltering in place” because of the Coronavirus and I’m ready to rebel. Not against the quarantine itself, but the nomenclature. I …

One fall day on a Saturday morning in our small Midwestern town our doorbell rang.  Opening the door I was surprised to see our college …