by jo | Apr 15, 2014 | Everyday Stories
I’ve always been independent, as far as I can remember. When I was young I would say I was a lot like a cat. I loved to be loved. But I loved to go out and hunt and do my own thing. I had the domesticated, relational side of me, and the side that didn’t need anyone...
by jo | Apr 8, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
*Note: There are no spoilers in this post if you know the gist of the Noah story from the Bible or the movie trailer or general knowledge. Here’s my caveat. This is not a movie review. I loved the movie. If you didn’t, you can still read this, though. There’s one part...
by jo | Apr 1, 2014 | Everyday Stories
What do you get when a Forester and a Therapist have kids? Apparently you get 3 artists. What? Before she died, my sister was going to school studying math and music. To be honest, she started as a math major, because she was brilliant. Truly. And then somewhere in...
by jo | Mar 18, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
I have some amazingly positive people in my life. And they help me be who I am because they are so supportive. But how do they do this besides just showing their unconditional, “I’m not going anywhere” spirit? Well, one of the ways I’ve noticed is that they remind me...
by jo | Mar 11, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Grief
That grief that stays with you like sad marrow in your bones— that is different — when the grief is still very real, but it’s lying dormant like a constant heavy burden, sometimes heavier than others, not the active grief, clenching down like a lion’s jaw on your...
by jo | Mar 6, 2014 | Everyday Stories
Dear Julie, It’s been 10 years. How can that be? 10 years of life without you. 10 years of this ache in my heart and stinging sensation in my eyes and nose when people speak of loss. When they experience grief, my heart breaks for them, because I still know the...