Tag: connection

The Power of a Phone Call

Not that long ago, I got a surprise phone call from a sweet friend. Not a text. Not a Marco Polo recorded message. An honest-to-goodness phone call. I almost didn’t answer because I’d just gotten home from work and was feeling kind of frazzled, but I did. That phone...
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To Receive is Active

I love when I read a book or blog post and it feels as though the author is my long, lost soul sister. When it feels like the very words on the page were written just for me. When it is as if the author is looking into my...
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Sneak Attack from Ry

There are times that Rylie sneaks up on me unexpectedly. I love it when that happens, because I can pretend. I can picture the way that she would sneak up on me if she were still here. I have no doubt that she’d find ways to sneak quietly into...
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My calendar is filled with minutia. If you look at my appointments or my to do list, it looks like I’m very busy, but… So little of what is on my calendar and lists really matter. What matters is opportunities to connect. Not to say I’ve had dinner with...
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Human Touch

Human touch is a powerful thing. It is a universal way to communicate emotion. I can’t think of a time that I’ve been touched by someone and not known exactly how they feel about me. I hold on to that belief because right now, it is the way we...
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