by Cassandra Spellman | Apr 11, 2023 | Friendship, Generosity
For many years I operated under an ideology summarized by the mantra, “as long as my side of the street is clean.” In other words, other people will make poor choices, sin, and do wrong. But that shouldn’t affect me as long as I make sure I am not doing the same. The...
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 15, 2022 | Fiction, Friendship, Writing
Are you a people pleaser? Let’s say someone asks you out for coffee, but you don’t really feel like going. Do you go anyway, just because you don’t want to say no and upset the person? Or maybe a friend has done something that hurt your feelings. When he or she...
by Cassandra Spellman | Feb 14, 2022 | Friendship
Have you ever seen on Facebook or LinkedIn someone with the job title: “CEO of My Household?” If you have a family — particularly a family with small children — you can relate. Running a household sometimes feels like running a corporation. Supervision, management,...
by Chris Spellman | Feb 1, 2022 | Friendship
It was a crisp Friday night in late September, about fifteen years ago. I had accepted the invitation to an informal gathering of friends in the common area of one of the college dorms. A popular game among us was Apples to Apples, not so much for the pursuit of...
