All Saints Day“Oh, fiddlesticks.”My grandmother used to say that whenever she heard something she just didn’t believe or something that sounded a bit ridiculous.  I can still hear her saying it – the ...  Read More

Early voting has begun in Georgia, and with it comes an opportunity to do something both ordinary and consequential: cast a ballot.  We study the candidates, consider the issues, and make the best dec...  Read More

I would appreciate it if life offered a detour around its harder moments.  A clearly marked road, preferable paved, with somewhere to stop for coffee.Instead, we sometimes find that the only way forwa...  Read More

Before We Put the Tree Away... The Halloween candy is on the store shelves, and I have the uneasy feeling that someone has already pressed the fast-forward button on the rest of the year.I haven’t bou...  Read More

Earlier this week, I found myself doing what many of us have been doing – taking stock of the world around us. Rising gas prices. Inflation that seems to touch everything. The weight of trying to help...  Read More