Chapter 21 / Rebuilding the Walls of Brokenness
Many of us were familiar with the film critic duo Siskel and Ebert. Gene Siskel died in 1999. Then, in 2006, Robert Ebert lost his lower jaw and his voice to complications from cancer. He has since relied on Post-it notes, his writing, and various automated voices. The kind you find on your laptop. He […]
Chapter 20 / When Life Feels Like It’s On a Roll
Sometimes you may feel like life is a big gamble. Like the outcome of your life is resting on how the dice roll for you. If they roll right, you get “lucky.” If they roll badly, your life goes down the tubes. There are times when the stars seem to align just right and you […]
Chapter 19 / There are Some Things Worth Finishing
A few years ago we went on a cruise and got excited about art. We bought a few prints and could not wait to get home, frame them, and hang them. We thought when people came over to visit they would say, “Rick and Karen are so cultured. We wish we were more like them.” […]