by Susan Call | Nov 28, 2017 | Susan's Blog
I had a surge of optimism as we dumped the box of colorful pieces on our kitchen table. Despite it having been years since the last time I did a puzzle, I eagerly embraced the challenge. I welcomed the family time together, free from the tempting distractions of cell...
by Susan Call | Nov 21, 2017 | Susan's Blog
Ah the image of a Norman Rockwell family holiday. Everyone gathered around a beautifully adorned Thanksgiving table, extended to its capacity to fit the entire family. The hours of preparations in the kitchen now but a vapor. Your family takes their places. Everyone...
by Susan Call | Nov 17, 2017 | Susan's Blog
What did you do differently? My doctor asked, glancing at my chart before looking back at me. The change we both noticed was hard to miss. Rewind just year I was in a completely different place. Then, my palms were covered with painful cuts from the psoriasis that had...
by Susan Call | Oct 27, 2017 | Susan's Blog
“I wanna help” I begged. I was just three year old pint-sized toe-head blonde at the time. Still, determined, I desperately wanted to help my mom get ready for company. “Can you put the napkins in on the table,” she asked handing me the small stack as she pointed to...
by Susan Call | Oct 18, 2017 | Susan's Blog
This wasn’t the first time I’d tried. I’d say it’s been an on-again-off-again battle for more years than I can remember. But, this time was different. Can I be completely honest with you? Transparent even? Can you lean a little bit closer? I’m not sure I want to say...
by Susan Call | Oct 10, 2017 | Susan's Blog
“Pull out a blank piece of paper,” the professor said as the class’s lively chatter suddenly fell to a hush. They were the unenthusiastic recipients of a pop quiz. This particular professor was known for pushing students harder, demanding more, and giving tough...
by Susan Call | Oct 3, 2017 | Susan's Blog
I only looked away for a second. What could possibly go wrong? But I didn’t notice the dish towel on the counter, the one that must have caught on my arm when I turned pulling it across the hot stove. Woosh… a flash of heat, a wall of flames seemingly out of nowhere....
by Susan Call | Sep 7, 2017 | Susan's Blog
Have you noticed that lately you don’t have to look far to find a friend struggling? Between natural disasters, illness, relationship difficulties, work stress and a number of other areas of life, there seems to be enough challenges to go around! In several recent...
by Susan Call | Aug 23, 2017 | Susan's Blog
Some mornings start with the best intentions. That was certainly the case for me earlier this week. I was up early hoping to make my son’s birthday special. I hung our family’s “Happy Birthday” banner above the kitchen island and put a note on a fresh baked loaf of...
by Susan Call | Aug 15, 2017 | Susan's Blog
I had just settled in to my seat at gate B4 for my layover when drama broke out in front of me. It started unassumingly enough but, that was all about to change. The gate attendant glanced down the hall of busy travelers. Then, without any ceremony or fuss she walked...
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