3, 2, 1…Let the Countdown Begin

Three Unalterable Truths

The year came in peacefully enough.

The month of January gave no hints of what was to come. Sure, there was a report on New Year’s Eve that there were a handful of cases of an unknown virus in Wuhan, China. Who knew that this was just a small brush fire ready to turn so many people’s world to ashes? Just another story about a disease so far away that didn’t seem cause for concern. Mistake number one…

The pandemic begins

By February, travel was restricted, March brought a declaration of a national emergency for the U.S. and the beginning of the stay at home order for all of us. We now were living in a new world for which we had no map. What this new world did to so many was tragic in unimaginable ways…

2020’s significant gift, lost dreams

So many lost jobs, lost savings and lost their hope for the future. I know the feeling of the wrath of 2020 personally. As uncertainty comes in waves, as the plans disintegrate, it’s so easy to lose hope. The difference between having hope and being hopeless is summed up in four letters, less. When we find ourselves with less ability to provide, fewer prospects for tomorrow, and less self-confidence, the spark in life dims…

Two Things To Do About It

The way out is just that; it’s out.

The key isn’t within us; it’s outside of our world. Hope doesn’t come by “pulling yourself up by your…