Have you ever been struck with the temporary nature of things in this life? Sometimes, as we saw last year with the hurricane, chaos strikes with very little notice. We might experience the death of a loved one or the devastation from a natural disaster. Beyond the sudden, unexpected losses,...

I was once in a dating relationship that was about to be parted geographically. We discussed the pluses and minuses of being separated. We wondered about the impact on our relationship. Whenever the topic came up, people would remind us of a well-worn cliché, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”...

This week we will be celebrating Independence Day. We will commemorate the founding of our nation. While there are many different thoughts on the state of our nation, it is certain that it was founded upon principles of freedom. What is freedom? You may think of freedom as the ability...

As almost all of you are aware by now, Israel and Iran are at war and our country, the United States, has joined the war on the side of Israel and against Iran. The U.S. Air Force and Navy launched a joint attack late last Saturday on three nuclear facilities...

We tend to exaggerate when we really want something or when we are trying to express extreme feelings. “I love you to the moon and back.” “I’m bored out of my mind.” “I’m starving!” “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”  What do you long for? Some of our...