I recently sat down with a friend of mine who was starting a new job.  We all know how daunting (and exciting too) new endeavors can be.  While we may be thrilled about a new opportunity to stretch our wings, at some point, most of us

Another Christmas has made its way into the scrapbooks of our memories and, whether or not we have packed away all of our festive decor, each one of us has already stepped onto the pages of a new year. Ready or not we are inscribing our own daily history

Some of you have been thinking about this for a long time. Perhaps you've carried this invitation around your whole life, pondering its meaning—wondering if it’s really meant for you—wondering how it

Many years ago, my husband and I were building our home in Duluth. We spent months finding the ideal piece of land, months finding contractors and securing financing, and months in the actual construction phase.

Imagine that you’re four years old and it’s the morning of your birthday. You’ve awakened to the delicious aroma of pancakes and bacon being cooked for breakfast in the kitchen downstairs. You stretch your limbs