We’re not Polish, he said, we’re Austrian

My mom’s cousin, who is my second cousin, just died. He was my oldest living relative. He was a WWII veteran and a very faith filled man who had a sweetness and a tough to him that I was drawn to. We exchanged a lot of communications online. He was political and funny and dear.

Stress, strength, and coping

  It is vital for us to arise each morning and feel the confidence to make the day count, accomplish goals, and feel our capabilities. And yet there are a multitude of distractions and barriers that become challenges that reroute even our best of intentions. We explain to ourselves, and to others, the why of