by Frankie Ann Smythe To my dear Brandon On August 1st I took your name when I became your wife…
Us vs. them—the middle Welcome, Peaceful Readers. Get ready to read about salt, a special kind of circle, and Frank’s…
Us vs. them—the beginning Last time on Choosing Peace, we looked at Denial and then Justifications and Excuses—the first two…
Flavors of denial When we were in Mississippi one time, we found a card from my grandpa to my grandma.…
The forgotten Have you ever experienced a time when you felt like your feet were kicked out from under you?…
Back in time In the first post of this Forgiving series, I wrote about a number of things that we’d…
Equilibrium Have you ever seen an old photo of yourself and had absolutely no recollection of that time in your…
The truth about shame After writing the challenging 7-part post called When the Need to Forgive Has Been Hidden, I…
Esther—reversal of destruction Happy Memorial Day, Peaceful Readers. When Brandon and I went sailing Saturday night, we got to celebrate…
Dedicated to Mia, who inspired this post Esther—trusting and preparing Let’s do a quick run-down of The Beauty of the…