by Debbie Boyce | Mar 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was recently reminded of how God has transformed my attitude about writing. When I was a child, I remember thinking carefully about my speech, a precursor to writing. Your first impression of that statement might be positive. Shouldn’t we all be concerned to be...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I imagine many of you have seen articles, books, and podcasts on the current trend toward solitude in our culture. Robert Putnam wrote a book in 2000 entitled Bowling Alone and he was more recently interviewed on The Daily (July 13, 2024 – “Robert Putnam Knows Why...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Growing up, I had an aunt who was prosperous and generous. My family was not prosperous. When we would visit my aunt, or she would visit us, she would treat us to a meal out, which was always something special for us. Somehow our relationship with her became...
by Debbie Boyce | Feb 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
In rapid succession this past weekend I saw two posts on Facebook – one an article from the Atlantic and another a post of a friend – advocating for eliminating the input of negative friends in our lives. The article was by Arthur Brooks from May 2021,...
by Debbie Boyce | Jan 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the past months, I have been unsubscribing from lists that are local to New Jersey. Two were community chat lists. One was a newsletter from my gym, where I am no longer a member. Each time I hit the “unsubscribe” button, I have registered tangible feelings of...