The Oscars are on. Each person in the audience is there representing a story. These stories have so many elements to it-comedy, tragedy, struggle, bravery, and hope. Each of us have a story. There are many chapters to our stories and some of those chapters also contain these elements. There are some…
I am sitting in an airport gate area and happened to look at those around me. There are 2 gentlemen across from me wearing polos and shorts. From their attire and conversation, I assume they are going on a guys’ golfing trip. Beside me, there is a young girl talking on the phone. She is…
I am thankful to work in a field that has starts and stops. There are 3 starts I get in a year: the start of the calendar year, the start of the school year, and the start of summer. It’s that last one I’m in right now. I work year-round so the summer is part…
There’s a word that I have heard about a lot lately in different conversations: family. There may be some people that recoil when they hear that word if their experience with a family was painful. I am blessed to have a good family and, for me, that word means “love”. I am an…