Mutuality: Better Two-Way Friends
I recently did an interview for a radio show, Christian Curious, when the host asked me how switching careers from non-profit work to art work changed me. I was a little nervous to share, mostly because it reveals where I had gotten friendship wrong. Ministry work encouraged me to believe that I had a lot […]
The Final Post on Friendship
I have been criss-crossing the state of New Hampshire to hang my paintings in new shops and galleries. This is a good problem, but the downside is that I have little time to write. This means that this month will be my last formal installment of friendship posts. Come June, I will still write updates, […]
The Work of Healing
My first Best in Show award, the painting that won, update on the auction, and a new post on how you know it’s time to heal a friendship. All in the post below! See you there 🌸
Weeding a Friendship
There are two weeds that can choke out ANY friendship. Two things we have to watch for and root out whenever they rear their ugly heads. Know what they are?
Growing a New Friendship
I have recently moved to the Seacoast area of New England, where I’m regularly meeting new people and wondering if any of them will develop into friends. This means . . .
Train Versus Rollercoaster
In a good friendship you cannot be the only one adjusting your pace.
Return the Volley
The goal in friendship is much like the goal in tennis. 🎾
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Walk With Me
Every pairing between two people creates a new pace. This is why friendships give us something we cannot produce by ourselves.
It is Good You Exist
When we enrolled our son in preschool, the teacher used to announce new people with “Look, a new friend.”
Companions
A friend is a companion, a word that comes from the French meaning with-bread (com = with, pain = bread).
