Confessions of a Former Worry Wart

Confessions of a Former Worry Wart

It’s high school graduation season!  If you have a graduate or are close to one, you know that it’s an exciting time of gratitude, hope and celebration. And fear. For many parents, it’s one of the scariest days of the year. Because graduation night in many places...
Weathering Life’s Storms

Weathering Life’s Storms

It’s the middle of winter at 8885 feet in Colorado. A snow storm has blown in and is slamming our ranch with howling winds of 50–60 miles per hour and temps in the single digits. It’s snowing sideways and the conditions are miserable by any standard. I watch my horses...
The Unbearable “Busy-ness” of Being

The Unbearable “Busy-ness” of Being

Have you ever noticed how often people use the word “busy” when you ask them how they are? You run into someone you know at the grocery store, the bank or the post office and inevitably the word “busy” emerges almost immediately when you ask the simple question “how...
When Life Suddenly Goes Gray

When Life Suddenly Goes Gray

Sometimes the circumstances of our life just look dark. Sometimes even really, really dark. Like earlier this week, for instance. For the last few weeks, a nasty flu-like virus has run amok through our household. We first caught it on a wonderful family trip to...