I’ve decided slog is one of my new favorite words. It describes life better than most as it brings the imagery of sludge, drudgery, challenges, and weights. That’s life. That’s not all life is, but it certainly includes a large amount of slog. But acknowledging the slog helps me stay in the madness and not…
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Merit Badges
2021 was not my best year ever. But I ended it better than it started… and slowly my playfulness is returning. I decided that if life was going to be this challenging and require this much work, I should at least have something to show for it. So I started earning Adulthood Merit Badges. I…
Living with Disability
“Disability says ugly things to me. God says beautiful things to me.” Krista Horning This is beautiful. It makes my heart happy. I am surrounded by disability at work daily. I have to know how to handle it. How to struggle along with people, how to have hope in pain. A friend sent me this…
Be Kinder than Necessary
“Be kinder than necessary for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” T.H. Thompson & John Watson I came across this quote recently and I’ve been unable to get it out of my head. I’ve felt its truth in my own life. I sometimes fool myself into thinking that as soon as I…