When I was a little kid, I remember attending old-fashioned “camp meetings” (outdoor revivals in huge, white tents) with my grandmother. The pianist and organist played on a stage with a choirmaster who stood behind a large pulpit. His arms bounced in rhythm with old hymns as the audience belted out, “Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!” But when the …
3 Good Ways to Give Up
Let’s qualify what I mean by “give up.” Are we talking about the 5000-piece puzzle Great-Grandma Lucy gets out every Christmas? Or are we talking life and death? I’ve lived with chronic illness since 1997, and I’ve wondered several times if there’s an amiable way to just give up. But I’m too OCD to let things go undone, and I …