When a friend dies (with advice to college-aged kids)

May 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
advice for students on the death of a friend

I have to stop starting my morning perusing Facebook and twitter. Because, inevitably, there's always a mention of, or a link to, something that just makes me pause... and pause for a few minutes more than necessary in our busy mornings. Today, it's the story of a student at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. On Saturday, amid parties and celebration, Freshman student Everett Glenn died of cardiac arrest in his dorm room on his birthday. 6abc news reports that his mother shared that he had been … [Read more...]

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The comfort of love

March 19, 2010 By 3 Comments

We had a tragedy occur at our preschool this week, a teacher's husband passed suddenly. He was young, young enough to have children still in high school and, as it happens when someone you know and associate with has a tragedy, it hit close to home. I barely know the teacher, but hearing this news made my eyes well, and I called the Huz as soon as I was alone in my car. I just needed to hear his voice. To tell him I love him. After 12 years together, married people, at times, take each other … [Read more...]

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Please, drive around for a while

March 8, 2010 By 4 Comments

During a rare, quiet moment yesterday, I stumbled this post.  Taking the 90 seconds to read it will be a life-changing moment. That I can promise. So. Go. Leave Just-Precious (come back, though!) and read it. Please. You'll be brought to tears, but they're some of the most peaceful tears you've had in a long time. Now that you're back, I'm going to share my intended drive. Should I ever hire a driver to take me around one last time, I'd like to slow down and quietly look at the following … [Read more...]

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