by Laura Sandretti | Sep 17, 2020 | Faith in the Storm
A young woman I’m mentoring was struggling. Several of her family members are policemen, but she said she also “really cares about and is angry and hurting for…” She hesitated with sadness and confusion, “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to say…” Black people?...
by Laura Sandretti | Aug 12, 2020 | Parenting
It’s hard to remember what normal looked like before COVID. I’d just gotten used to my son being at college, daughter looking for apartments, and rarely seeing our high schooler. But now it’s been five months. Five months since my husband drove to work. Five months...
by Laura Sandretti | Jul 24, 2020 | Loving Others
Masks. That’s the topic my friend and I didn’t agree on. We both have strong feelings about them, but they’re differing feelings. To be honest, I was surprised one of my otherwise placid BFF’s had such strong feelings about people wearing/not wearing masks, But we...
by Laura Sandretti | Jun 19, 2020 | Getting Older
He was haunting me. I couldn’t stop thinking about him – his look, demeanor, and mission in life. Honestly, I wanted to forget I saw him. But I couldn’t. When I first saw Leo Rodgers, I was embarrassed. Embarrassed I’d complained about my eight-month relationship with...
by Laura Sandretti | Jun 3, 2020 | Anxiety
I have spent countless hours writing the past week but have nothing to show for it. Why? It’s been a hell of a week…hell on earth manifested in hatred, violence, anger, and words. So many words. I suppose I felt that more words would add unnecessarily to the...
