In memory of all our loved ones who are no longer with us, I want to put into action the word “Remembering,” but not only for El Dia de Los Muertos. Remembering our loved ones is not just about one specific day or week. Just likeBreast Cancer Awarenessis not only about one month....
We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had lost an opportunity to say "I love you" or "I forgive you". When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I...
forget the experience and are reminiscing on the situation. They are both going back to the place where they were with the people they loved. However in ‘Absence’ she has actually gone to the place they were together and in ‘Neutral Tones’ he is remembering the time they where together...
Sadly, I’ve seen lots of inflammatory and insulting posts and a friend private messaged me regarding my above post and it was heartbreaking. Apparently, a dear friend of hers of nearly 50 years and who is considered family in so many ways, “unfriended” her. My friend is both lost and...
Sometimes I memorize new words by remembering clues. When I first came across this word I thought of Agatha Christie. If you don't know who Agatha Christie is, you should. Anyway, then I thought, "It's good to solve crimes. Therefore Agatha = Agathist". My next thought was Agathist ...
Having lost 2 inches in stature (just in the years of pounding on my vertebra) also made me feel small. I’ve decided to push back against the weakness and seemingly diminished nature of getting older. After all, what does that even mean?! I’m not that old. Right? In Joshua 14, ...
A universal redux version of my Meteor attempt at Words with Friends (online scrabble). - words-with-strangers-redux/input_words.txt at master · joshwcomeau/words-with-strangers-redux
Like all families we have had our good years and those that were not so good. We’ve lost loved ones to age and illness, but though we’ve grieved from the bottom of our hearts like most families do, and though we’ve had trouble getting past those griefs, they were expected. We wi...
We pray for those who have lost their lives, their loved ones, their homes and possessions, their businesses, and their life as they knew it. Would that God rain down a steady, calm, beautiful rain to put out all the fires, to begin to bring healing, and to restore a balance in ...
Over the nine months or so since I started writing this column, I’ve sometimes gotten lost in the joy of remembering my beautiful, funny, sometimes weird, always wonderful mother. Some weeks, though, I’ve found myself slipping backward into sorrow. During those times, I would trade all ...