Exploring one of life's most valuable gifts
With July 4th weekend quickly approaching, we are taking a short break from our regular style of posts. In the meantime, we’d like to leave you with a few of our favorite quotes to inspire you to spend time with friends during these long summer days. Life is partly what we make it, and partly... Continue Reading →
“Connection is why we’re here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.” BrenĂ© Brown My sister gave me BrenĂ© Brown’s bestselling book Daring Greatly a few years ago as a gift. I wasn’t sure if she was trying to tell... Continue Reading →
Julia and I can’t pinpoint exactly when we first met, although she thinks she remembers hearing my name when she was the new kid in sixth grade at James Lane Allen Elementary School in Lexington, Ky. That would’ve been in 1981, and she had just moved with her family from Arlington, Virginia. Ten years earlier, my family had moved south from Philadelphia into our first tiny house in Lexington’s Gardenside neighborhood when I was two years old, and I had attended James Lane... Continue Reading →
Language of Friendship 