I bet you’re breathing a huge sigh of relief, today. Even though a few stray needles & ornaments may linger, your Christmas tree is down. Your Amazon returns are boxed up and mailed. The last of the chocolate pie has been thrown out, so you can start a January diet. After such a hectic season, [...]
Just as the guests arrived, my friend Beth noticed Maxine, her sweet little pug, lying mighty still—kind of like a corpse—on her red plaid pillow by the fireplace. Now Maxine was old, and while her death was a mercy and expected, Beth never dreamed that Maxine would pass on during the Christmas party. Before Beth [...]
“I don’t really love my country,” an angry student recently commented on Facebook. Then she listed all the things she didn’t like. And I get it. I have a list, too. But if you focus solely on what you don’t like about your country, then you’ll probably overlook all of the good things and discount [...]