Melissa JacksonSep 1, 20212 minA spur is not for comfortFor close to one year my alarm goes off at 5:15am on Tuesday mornings. A small group of neighbors on my street gather over zoom for...
Melissa JacksonJun 14, 20212 minI am not fun, but I can choose joy. I do not exude fun. I would not use fun or funny in a list of adjectives about me. In fact, most of the time I feel like a joy suck in...
Daly SchmidtMay 24, 20213 minJust. Hold. On.“Keep on keeping on!” (as my Mother used to say.) Endurance is hard. Holding up under pressure, stress, pain, injustice, and even slight...
Melissa JacksonApr 28, 20212 minNot Easily AngeredAs a younger mom of two little girls, I sat in a women's bible study in the south and clearly remember exposing that I struggled with...
Daly SchmidtApr 26, 20216 minNot Selfish = Other-CenteredI’ve been struggling with this one, and for a while I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. Then, my brother said, “I think it’s easiest...
Melissa JacksonApr 14, 20213 minThe price is cheap, but the cost is high Pride has been my nemesis the last few years. It is one of those things that once exposed, is impossible to hide. It is a choice to...