Challenge or Blessing? You Decide

"What is your favorite part of this weekend?" My cousin asked as she leaned across the table with a smile.  "Having everyone under the same roof," I said confidently. It had been a year since we had all been together.  "What is the hardest part of the...

Reframing the “Mondays”

"Well, it's a Monday!" is a phrase often heard to describe an otherwise difficult start to the day or week. Whether you've said this yourself or been the bystander as someone else begins to lament over their morning woes, the way we frame our week...

An Interrupted Walk

A brisk walk in the morning takes me down the same beaten path. The faster I walk the faster I can get out of the heat and on to the real business of the day. Only five more minutes. Only a quarter of a mile left....