I’ve been shopping for a new dining room table to replace the old table that’s been a steady fixture in our home for the last 20 years. Shopping for furniture is stressful enough by itself, but I was not prepared for the emotional weight of it as well. I looked at my old table with its scratches and worn chairs. It needed to be replaced with something new and refreshing, but each time I tried to pick out a new table I hesitated with just a bit of melancholy. I’ve served many meals around that table. There have been Thanksgiving celebrations, birthday parties, moments of joy […]
Category:Life, Heart, Soul
I waited in the morning rush hour line at the local coffee shop. My laptop was in one hand and my work bag in the other, while I searched around for my debit card. An older gentleman stood beside me. “You can go ahead of me”, he said with a smile. “You look like you have something important to do. I’ve done my time already, and besides, you’re probably paying for my social security too”, he said with a grin and a chuckle. I laughed at the thought. “Yes, I guess I am.” “I’m so old…”, he continued, “I remember when the Dead […]
Category:Life's Tough Questions
Once a year I take a vacation day from work, spend a couple hundred dollars and trek across Atlanta in the early morning traffic for two hours. It is so that I can attend Leadercast, a motivational event that focuses on leaders worth following. We all need that. The world needs it. And I like seeing all of the good that can come from our human potential – the creative, the imaginative, the kind, the funny, the brave. It’s worth a day of my time and a couple hundred bucks. If you get a chance to attend the yearly event live or at one […]
Category:Life, Heart, Soul
In recent anticipation of the looming tornadoes across the south, I decided to pack my bag. I’ve never done that before, but a co-worker’s advice echoed in my head telling me that I should be prepared. Really, I spend my days as a project manager planning and preparing for contingencies and talking about risk mitigation, yet I don’t give much thought about my own. I should know better too. A tornado passed within feet of my house about five years ago and left a path of downed trees which I still see the effects today. But back then I didn’t pay much attention, fully absorbed in my […]
Category:Life, Heart, Soul
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a writer, Bible teacher, and web developer who loves sharing the stories of life, hope, and faith she sees around her every day. She has written for Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, and teaches the story of God in women's Bible study.
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