Holding Hands and Sticking Together

Holding Hands and Sticking Together

“Red Rover, Red Rover, Let Mary Ruth come over!” we screamed across the elementary school yard. The remaining girls in the line sighed relief. They were glad it wasn’t their name being invoked because our brutal reputation was solidly intact. This was long before...
Soft on the Inside

Soft on the Inside

You know those candies that surprise you? You bite in with full expectation of what you are going to get, and then, shock. What you saw on the outside is not what you got on the inside. That hard shell was hiding a soft, gooey interior. This candy is complex! You know...

Got Emotional Strength?

Got Emotional Strength? If so, you … Keep going when the odds are stacked against you. Feel all your feelings rather than avoiding the painful ones. Shut your mouth when you want to yell venom to someone you care about. Not take something personal when it isn’t...