The Storm
I think I am in the eye of the storm. Between the job losses and the financials and now the health struggles – the wind has been whipping at our family pretty consistently. There is much swirling...
View ArticleA Toolkit for Waiting.
I am not a person who handles silence well (if you listen quietly you can hear my family chuckle). I am a person of action. I like to control things. And these days – I have to remain silent and...
View ArticleEmpathy for the “Unemployed”
Image courtesy of iStockphoto.com I kind of wanted to write a blog about our crazy experience of being “unemployed” – what it feels like, but I am feeling conflicted. On one hand, I know I was...
View ArticleBlessings for the Unemployed
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Empathy for the Unemployed and got some great response. Today, I wanted to write about the blessings we have found in unemployment. Each of these things has been...
View ArticleCounting and Dancing
I am on the 10th straight day away from my family (2 more days to go!) in one of the longest stretches yet that I have been on the road. I have been counting the days because I miss Justin and the...
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