When we ask other people how their day is going, the common response is one of three options: “Good,” “Fine,” or “Busy.”  Good and fine don’t exactly describe the day well.  We often use those as filler responses.  But my favorite answer? “Busy.”  We say it as though “...

When we talk about the new year, we often use phrases such as “clean slate,” “fresh start,” or even “New Year, New Me.”  This year I’ve known so many people who were ready to kiss 2018 goodbye (myself included) and prayed that 2019 would be different.  It’s made me ask...