Listening and Learning Through the Sadness

What a week! I am not going to lie, it had some great moments, but the sad definitely outweighed the good. I am not going to be very uplifting, but I am going to share a few things that I learned and do a bit of venting. It has to be done. It has to be repeated over and over to those in the back who can’t seem to hear. Or the people in the front standing at the pulpit who choose not to.

Forgiveness and Acceptance

My father was not a big part of our life – matter of fact, it was a rather small presence. It was like a roller coaster of ins and outs. Like any child who has a negligent parent, I was always hopeful …