THE SEA COMPLAINS UPON A THOUSAND SHORES
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain. And most fools do.” — Dale Carnegie Most advice about complaining boils down…
EXCEPTIONALLY ORDINARY
I listened to a podcast with actor James Corden. For a number of years, he hosted The Late, Late, Show…
CHEESE & MAC
Thanks to the clever (and sometimes surprisingly saucy) Merriam-Webster Instagram account, I learned a linguistic term this week: irreversible binomials.…
UPON A STAR
“I wish…” These words can start something. We’ve got to be mindful because, if we don’t watch out, what these…
ASSUME THE POSITION
It’s a weird time to be alive. I guess time and life are always weird in one way or another,…
ONE DAY/DAY ONE
We had a exceptionally relaxing vacation in Scottsdale last week. I knew it was overdue, but man oh man, I…
WIGGLE ROOM
I don’t know where I heard this metaphor about grief: that it’s like a ball in a box with a…
DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE
I’m a people-person. Basically, I like my fellow humans and, usually, I’m pretty good with them. I’m good at reading…
POINT OF PRIDE
Several years ago, I wrote an affirmation to share on a Sunday morning. It’s still one of my favorites: Yes,…
WAIT A MINUTE
When I open up my phone, sometimes I’ll find myself on a screen of “widgets” — little quick-look interactive previews…
HOWLING WOLVES AND HUSH PUPPIES
I don’t remember when I started adding a wolf howl to the end of my prayers. And to the end…












