Yesterday marked the beginning of fall. This signal’s the ending of September and the beginning of October, followed by turkey month. But before thanksgiving comes Halloween. Yes, Halloween; the celebration of the dead.   Typical Halloween festivities include hosting or attending costumes parties, playing trick-or-treat, visiting haunted houses, watching scary ...

If you are struggling with loneliness, you’re not alone. Wikipedia defines loneliness as a complex and unusually unpleasant response to isolation or lack of companionship. Loneliness typically includes anxious feelings about a lack of connectedness or commonalty with other people. As such, loneliness can be felt even when surrounded by ...

My God-assignment for the day: substitute teacher, country school, third grade room.  The kids were good and that made my day easier.  But there was one little guy that just didn’t seem to be able to keep focused on his work.  I noticed him repeatedly gazing out the window with ...