I looked across the restaurant and saw a man and woman sitting across from each other, chatting, their hands touching, smiling. My dinner was not as enjoyable because I drifted into envy, wishing my wife were on the other of… Continue reading

The surge of anger that I felt was something like standing in the ocean surf and being swept off my feet by a  wave. I could have offered all kinds of excuses for my emotion – repeated offense, frustration, fatigue,… Continue reading

Yesterday was one of those days when joy overflowed in me; even though it was raining hard from dark skies and my arm hurt from the blood draw at the lab!  I love those days, don’t you? How do we… Continue reading

A couple, who have become dear friends in recent years, told me yesterday about their positive choice!  One year ago, realizing how much alcohol was controlling the lives, making them into people they did not want to be, they chose… Continue reading

“Fake News” is a term that entered our vocabulary this year. For most of my life, I consumed news of the world and followed the political scene in this country avidly. I read the paper every day for 40 years. … Continue reading

I recently watched the film, “Deepwater Horizon” which tells the story of the blow-out of an oil well off shore from Louisiana in 2010.  The spill was the largest in US history and the explosion on the rig killed 11… Continue reading

Yesterday turned into an emotionally exhausting one.  Big human needs, some problems that appear to have no answers, continued right up to 9:30 PM when I fell onto my bed. There, my head and heart full of cares, I breathed… Continue reading

In law practice, there is something called the ‘second chair.’  This person accompanies the lead attorney to a deposition or court room but sits silently. He is expected to know the case, to be familiar with the documents and issues… Continue reading

Ed Shaw, a Christian who experiences ‘same sex attraction,’ refuses to call himself ‘gay.’ His book describes his experience of growing up attracted to men. Because he is a Christian, he refuses to live in a same-sex relationship because he… Continue reading

My will was frustrated by the choices made for me by others and it aggravated me.  The anger was like a splinter that gets under the skin. It hurt, it was sensitive, and it started to fester – into resentment.… Continue reading