I was somewhere last night when a speaker quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s mentor, Howard Thurman: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” I got to thinking about the United States Government Shutdown and…

I write my heart out for you, and right now I could use a little love. I’m trying to get all my revenue-stream ducks in a row as my hubby (a long-term federal employee charged with protecting Americans in some pretty major ways) is currently working without pay due to the U.S. Government shutdown* and…