This is not an ordinary love story. We begin with death. My father is dead. He died homeless and disabled. At first, my father’s death brought me comfort because his life made me uncomfortable. Months before his death, I traveled to the heart of Jerusalem and prayed for my father to find peace. I wantedContinue reading “A Father’s Day Love Story”
Author Archives: Sarah Griffith Lund
The Deadliest Virus
“Grandma, what do you think of…?” This is how most conversations began with my 99 year old grandmother. Alert and thoughtful, she read the newspaper every day until the day she died. I wish I could ask her now, “Grandma, what do you think of what happened to George Floyd?” “Grandma, what do you thinkContinue reading “The Deadliest Virus”
Mental Health Pandemic
There’s good news and bad news. First the bad news. COVID-19 is infecting our brains. Even if you don’t test positive for the virus, it’s making us all, even the uninfected, mentally sick. It’s safe to say the mental infection rate is nearly one hundred percent. Our mental health depends on three primary areas: strongContinue reading “Mental Health Pandemic”