A Life Cut Short

Too many families know the nothing-like-it piercing pain that accompanies the word “suicide.” Our nation felt its reverberations recently. If you know someone affected by suicide’s aftermath, consider pointing them to this video link or the hope-giving pages of Ragged Hope: Surviving the Fallout of Other People’s Choices. The Swaddling Effect–Olivia’s Story. If that family is yours, please know I’m …

WHERE THE ROAD LEADS

Are you living a destination life or an explorer life? Much of my life is spent headed for a particular destination–the end of a project, the specific spot on the map. But on a recent research trip to Bayfield/Ashland/Madeline Island in the northernmost tip of Wisconsin, I allowed myself the freedom of exploration. As I pointed my car down this …

Waiting Takes Forever

Our family gathered in a circle in the yard, holding memories and a memorial service for her. Such a good old gal. So faithful. So beautiful, even in old age. Oh, we loved her. But with disease coursing through her, there was nothing we could do but get out the chain saw and cut her off at the base of …

My Hope is Broken

  It didn’t cost much. I bought it who knows where, who knows how long ago, because it fit with the tagline under which everything I write and speak about fits: Hope-that-glows-in-the-dark. Rustic…as hope sometimes is…it boasted a small LED light operated by a tiny battery, and a small tag added to the picture with its simple message, “Never give …

Is Hope Wearing Thin?

If asked to rate where on this list you’d place the importance of hope, how would you respond? Air Food Shelter Water Hope Would it show up on your list without coaching? When facing a survival situation, what role does hope play? That’s one of the questions addressed in a new release–Ragged Hope, Surviving the Fallout of Other People’s Choices. …