Light Lives On

I met his family for the first time at the gathering after his service. His father stopped me before I could finish saying who I was. Years later, I’m still thinking about what he told me, and about what we leave the people we lead.

The Things We Hold On To

I’ve walked away from careers, friendships, and relationships that were quietly costing me more than they gave. It has never once been as easy as it looked.

An All-Consuming, Finite Love

A really good book asks for my devotion, my attention, my time, and then it ends. A reflection on reading as a finite love, complete with longing and a reluctant goodbye, and why I choose it every time anyway.

50 Words About 50

After fifty posts, I believe this more than ever: Anyone’s life can be an inspiration. Including mine.

The Long Way Around

Sometimes the real love story is not chemistry, history, or timing. Sometimes it is becoming true friends after life changes you both.

The Room

Fifteen years after hearing a metaphor that marriage about being in a room together forever, I was stunned. I understand it very differently now.

We Stood There and Said “Yes”

A month of celebrations leads to reflections on what marriage has actually been, and how different it is from what I imagined.

Etta Mae

She never broke down. Never left me stranded. So why did letting her go feel like I had let her down?

Let April Open the Door

April brings more than spring cleaning, it brings reflection. When merit increases arrive, the real opportunity isn’t in the number, but in what you choose to carry forward.

Becoming

A new inspirationEl series exploring the quiet process of becoming, and how vision, patience, and reflection shape who we grow into over time.