Tag: loneliness

Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Florence and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Florence and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

My best friend Lindsay would have turned 37 this week. She also would have embraced every witty Hurricane Florence reference. This is because behind the scenes, Lin’s mother was known to us as the red-leather Thriller jacket-wearing “Sister Mary Florence.” Hence the  jokes would be flo-ing (see 

Unplug, #ForSabbathsSake

Unplug, #ForSabbathsSake

One year ago, I began writing For Sabbath’s Sake: Embracing Your Need for Rest, Worship, and Community. There’s a reason this book bubbled up from all the rest. I was working four part-time jobs in three counties; my mother had been diagnosed with dementia; and