Stress could easily be expressed as anxiety, fear, pressure, or worry over something in your life. In my own life, dread and stress are synonymous. Things I dread, worry about, or hate doing tend to add stress to my life. They tend to cause me to fret and or get out of sorts.
And God Said, “Melinda, anything we need to talk about?”
We’re in the middle of birthday season. Not my birthday season… that’s in January. But in our family, we have more than 10 people with birthdays in August and September.
The young teacher stood in the empty hallway and listened carefully. You could hear a pin drop. There was no sound except perhaps an occasional printer or a phone going off.
Next month, it will be 12 years since my dad died. I miss him every day, but enough time has passed that I remember him with a smile. I even laugh at some of the memories. He was a great dad.
In her will, Helen left her home, which carries a mortgage, to her unmarried daughter, Martha, who is an elementary school teacher. Her other two daughters are married, have homes of their own and significantly higher net worths than Martha’s.