Tag Archives: faith

From Mourning to Dancing

We’re cutting your job.” A decade ago those words sent me reeling when the company I worked for eliminated my position. At the time, I felt shattered, partly because my identity was so intertwined with my role as editor. Recently … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Circumstances

Even when I can’t say literally that I walked a mile in their shoes, I have the ability to reach across a desk and try to relate to somebody under different circumstances than me. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Forgiveness

When a friend betrayed me, I knew I would need to forgive her, but I wasn’t sure that I could. Her words pierced deeply inside me, and I felt stunned with pain and anger. Although we talked about it and … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Now I Know Why

After Hazel and I got married at the ages of 20 and 21, I questioned our judgment in choosing to marry so young. When we had a baby soon after, I wondered how I could possibly support a family. In … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Relationships

What’s scary for people is not that things go bad and relationships ends. I think what is scary for people is that you can actually love someone with all of your heart and it still doesn’t work out. One of … Continue reading

Posted in Reflections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments