Tag: suicide

I’ve been spending lots of time in the corn field lately.

Aberdeen is a unique community in the way town and country sort of blend into one. I live in a mature neighborhood next to a major cross street, yet two blocks away I have my corn field.

Well, it’s not MY cornfield. I’ve just sort of claimed it. It’s been ... Read More


Imagine a woman who runs an Instagram account about adding beauty to our homes.

She posts the most amazing photos of fresh-cut flowers on her counter, positioned just so to create a breezy elegance. The idea is to teach us how to create simple charm in our own kitchens.

She posts lovely Easter portraits of her perfectly coiffed children, not to brag, ... Read More


You go through a difficult time and someone offers to bring you a meal or pick up your kids. What do you say?

I think our natural instinct is to say no, right? We tell people verbally or through our actions that we’re okay, we’ve got this covered, we can do it ourselves.

But what if their offer of kindness isn’t ... Read More


I want to share a story with you, and then I want to share a story with you. The way they work together in one woman’s life is breathtaking and contains a lesson for all of us.

Here’s story No. 1, which is contained in this letter I got from a woman named Tammy Guffey.

“My husband and I got a call ... Read More