Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’
Thirty-six years and counting: a love story for the books
Today my husband, Bob and I celebrate 36 years of marriage. A part-time job at a retail catalog store in a Minneapolis suburb served as the setting for our “meet cute,” and 11 months later we said our “I do’s” at a Twin Cities courthouse on a blustery afternoon. The rest has unfolded into a…
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When there’s no ‘next time:’ making peace in the present
It was a classmate’s passing in 2022 that became the catalyst for my husband, Bob and I to take a leap of faith and “retire” early, sell most of our furnishings and relocate to Northern Arizona and a little cabin in the woods. During my travels last summer, I had arranged to connect with another…
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The 12 days of Christmas: a twist on the classic
When I was writing today’s post, I did a little research and discovered that the origin of the classic 12 Days of Christmas song involves theological significance. You can read more about that here. But in my version of the classic, I tweaked it so the recipient becomes the giver of an intangible gift. As…
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