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Patient to a Fault
I hear the phrase, “patient to a fault,” often. I always thought of it as a badge of honor. But as I get older, I realize that the meaning behind that phrase can be good or bad. It can mean that you have patience in situations where others would have a hard time finding patience,…
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Ginger Ale
Recently, I was sick with a stomach bug. I woke up with a weird sensation in my stomach that I misinterpreted for hunger. About a week earlier, my son woke up saying his stomach felt funny and that he needed to eat something. He was looking in the fridge for food when he became close…
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Your Enemies Can’t Betray You
I often see people post online how they thought it would have been their enemies who would betray them, not their closest friends. I groan each time I see that. Why? Because your enemies can’t betray you. Betrayal, as defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being…
