Tag: suffering

In The Valley

The Valley of the Shadow is quiet and still, with no breath of wind and no bright and shining sun to illuminate that dim pathway that draws us onward.  It is always twilight here.  The shadows fall deep, distorting our…

A New Year 2012

It is a new year, again.  2011 is gone and 2012 is ahead, filled with possibilities and potential.  For some, it can be drudgery to enter a new year, and for others it is a brand new, clean slate.  Many…

Girl vs Tree (Christmas Edition)

The date?  December 7th, 2011.  The arena?   A living room, toy-strewn and holiday-festive. In one corner, we have a brand-new nine foot, pre-lit, fully decorated Christmas tree.  Weakness?  Bulbs burning hot and entire strands going kaput overnight. In the other…

Depression

If I know anything about human nature, I am sure that now that Christmas is over, a lot of us will be feeling post-Christmas blues.  We have put so much emotional and physical energy into making Christmas perfect, that now…