Intergenerational Friendships: 3 Tips for Stepping Outside Your Age Bracket When Making Friends
I’ve always cared more about the characters in a story than the plot itself — how their personalities unfold, why they do what they do,…
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How a Table for Two Becomes a Table for Many
I have always loved Valentine’s Day. In elementary school, I made valentines for each person in my class. My best friend and I used this…
How God Worked Through an Atheist to Teach Me About Love
I’ve learned a lot about unconditional love from an atheist. Yes, an atheist. No, I’m not saying that you should become an atheist to learn…
The Virtues of a BFF
When I was a ‘tween and teenager, I had two best friends. The three of us were our own little clique — inseparable and bonded…
Thanksgiving Island
An always-loud tropical night was still thrumming through my open window, frogs croaking and insects hissing, when Becca woke me up. “We’ve got to get…
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. — Plautus
Call, text, or e-mail a friend today and thank that person for being there for you.
#459 Should I try to reconnect with someone who I chose to no longer have contact with?
We have a follow-up question to our last podcast. If you had a falling out with someone awhile ago and they are reaching out to…
BARBARA — DAY 2: Thank You, Mary Beth
Thank you. Two words that we say often, and yet, maybe not enough. When someone holds a door or hands you your change in the…
A Lost Road to God
I was in college — graduate school — when I met my friend Amy. We were in a creative workshop, and when we both confessed…
Big Church, Small World
After my disappointment at not seeing the pope close up last night, my friend Pope Francis texted me saying that he’ll have a few minutes…
