The shallows and the deep On Saturday, Brandon and I visited the marina where our sailboat lives. It was an…
The final flavor of denial Today on Choosing Peace, you’ll read about Jesus, nicknames and a game. The deep dive…
Us vs. them—the end Today on Choosing Peace, you’ll read about rooftops, an article and betrayal. Before we dig into…
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…