In 1999, my life changed with a single phone call. It was a day in September when the doctor called to deliver the diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. I remember holding the phone, the room suddenly feeling colder, the words echoing in my mind. How cold and impersonal it felt, to hear such life-altering news over the... Continue Reading →
Living In Community
Different Cultures (And Why Cold People Are So... Cold) So here’s what I totally didn’t expect to learn at church today: apparently, the weather has been controlling our personalities this whole time. Yep—cold climate people tend to be task-oriented, while warm climate folks are all about community. Mind. Blown. At first, I was like, “Okay,... Continue Reading →