Tag Archives: strength
Silence & Solitude
Dear God, give me the strength and the courage to speak the truth and seek the truth, even when it isn’t easy. When others try to sow lies or confusion, help me turn within and turn to you. Amen. Positively … Continue reading
Reflect and Pray
Dear God, please help me ask myself what I really need. What do I need right here, right now? Is It everything I think? Help me go within and ask what I’m truly longing for. Maybe I already have everything … Continue reading
Badass old lady
People out on the porch, people standing up in the kitchen people in the living room, on the couch, watching tv. She was definitely that grandmother who had the plastic on her couch. You were not about to mess it … Continue reading
Stronger Than You Think
There’s the Bob Marley quote that you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. I’d like to add a few more adjectives there besides strong, as in, you never know how strong, resilient, creative, … Continue reading
Around the Lake
For three decades, Jo Ann and I spent Friday afternoons walking around Minnesota’s Lake Winona. We walked through pregnancies and miscarriages, through homeopathy school and university tenure, through Weight Watchers and evolving wardrobes, through caring for daughters (and sometimes their … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 